Academic Senate

Student Admits Responsibility If the student admits responsibility for the alleged academic misconduct, the Faculty member may immediately impose an appropriate academic sanction. Academic sanctions are appropriate outcomes of assignment grades, course grades, or exam results. For alleged research non-compliance, the Faculty member or university official may immediately impose an appropriate sanction. Sanctions for research non-compliance may include temporary suspension from the lab, halting of all research activity, publication delay or retraction, additional training, or NC grade in research units. The Faculty member or university official must document the case and the sanction on the Graduate Academic Integrity Violation Referral and send the form to the Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs. The Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs will determine an appropriate educational/disciplinary sanction for the student to complete in addition to what has already been imposed within 14 calendar days of receiving the referral. The goal of the sanction is to improve the student’s knowledge regarding Academic Integrity for graduate students.