Department Head Resources

  • A student who wishes to appeal an academic integrity allegation must complete the Student Appeal to the Department Head form, which is a written summary of the grounds for appeal.
  • If the instructor of record is also the department chair or program coordinator, the student must be advised that the appeal should be directed to their supervisor or a different department chair or program coordinator.
  • Before rendering a decision, the department chair or program coordinator (or direct supervisor) will review the documentation sent by the Office of Academic Affairs and meet separately with the instructor and the student who initiated the appeal.
  • The department chair or program coordinator (or direct supervisor) must advise the instructor and the student of his/her/their decision using the Department Head Decision Form within 5 academic days of meeting with the student.
  • After completing the form, a letter will be sent to the instructor of record, and the student has the right to appeal the Department Head’s decision by asking for an Academic Integrity Council hearing.
  • Copies of the Department Head Decision Form will be kept on file and shared with the instructor, student, the department chair or program coordinator, and the chair of the Academic Integrity Council.
  • The Academic Integrity Council will maintain confidential files related to student academic dishonesty.
  • The Chair of the AIC may convene a panel to address repeated allegations of academic dishonesty that may accumulate against a particular student.
  • An instructor must allow a student who is appealing an allegation of academic dishonesty to continue attending the class and continue submitting coursework until the right of appeal has been exhausted.
  • If a case against a student is still in progress at the end of a semester, the instructor must issue an incomplete (I) grade to the student until all appeals are exhausted.