The Dean or designate will communicate the penalty, if any, to the student in writing. After considering the student s written response in conjunction with the instructor, the Dean or designate will review the student s previous record and determine the appropriate penalty, based on an assessment of the seriousness of the offense and whether there are any mitigating factors. The Dean or designate, on the recommendation of the instructor, may impose penalties which include a warning, the re-writing of the assignment or the submission of some other assigned work, the imposition of a reduced mark for the assignment, or the assignment of a mark of zero in the course. For more serious or repeat offences, the Dean or designate, on the recommendation of the instructor, may make a recommendation to the Dean of Student Services that the student be denied admission or re-admission or that the student forfeit university college financial aid. Upon receiving such recommendations, the Dean of Student Services or the President will determine the appropriate penalty and advise the student of the decision and that the student has a right of appeal.
Students have a right to a fair and impartial appeal of plagiarism penalties.
Any penalty imposed by the instructor for unintentional plagiarism may be appealed through a grade appeal. Any penalty imposed by the Dean or designate may be appealed through the Education Council Appeals Committee. The Education Council Appeals Committee will hold a hearing in which both the student and the instructor will be given an opportunity to make oral submission and call evidence through witnesses. In addition, the committee may, at its discretion, call other witnesses whose evidence may be of assistance to the committee in its deliberations. The committee will consider the evidence and submissions presented to it and decide whether or not the finding of plagiarism and the penalty imposed are reasonable in all of the circumstances.