The shared conviction represented in the procedures that follow is that academic integrity is best taught and reinforced by faculty as an element of the teaching and learning process. Only in the limited instances in which faculty believe that disciplinary, as well as academic, sanctions are called for should the process move from the realm of faculty and students to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The associate dean or campus director of academic affairs maintains and makes available to students and faculty the academic integrity procedures adopted by the college's Academic Integrity Committee. College Committees maintain guidelines on ranges of appropriate sanctions for given types of infractions.
Academic sanctions range from a warning to removal from the academic program.
When Academic Dishonesty is Suspected 1. The faculty member informs the student of the allegations while taking into account the need to respect each student's privacy and the goal of maintaining an environment that supports teaching and learn 2. The faculty member next conveys to the student the grade or grade and disciplinary action to be taken and asks the student to sign the college's academic integrity form. The faculty member may provide a cooling-off period after confronting a student with the allegation that she or he violated academic integrity. The faculty member may opt also to pursue a disciplinary action in conjunction with the College Academic Integrity Committee and Judicial Affairs.