Sanctions

Sanctions

Any violation of academic integrity is a serious offense subject to appropriate sanctions or penalties. Violations of academic integrity may result in academic penalties, educational sanctions, and/or disciplinary sanctions, and are not limited to the examples below.

Academic Penalties

• Requirement to re-submit the assignment or complete an alternate assignment.
• A grade reduction for assignment or course.
• A failing grade for the assignment.
• A grade of F in the course.
• A grade of XF in the course, where applicable.

Educational Sanctions

• An assigned paper or research project related to ethics or academic integrity.
• Participation in a workshop or seminar.
• Service to the University community.

Disciplinary Sanctions

• Disciplinary reprimand.
• Disciplinary probation.
• Dismissal from a departmental or school program.
• Denial of access to internships or research programs.
• Loss of appointment to academic positions.
• Loss of departmental/graduate program/school endorsements for internal and external fellowship support and employment opportunities.
• Removal of fellowship or assistantship support.
• Suspension for one or more semesters.
• Requiring a delay in the completion of a professional program.
• Dismissal from a graduate or professional program.
• Expulsion from the University with a permanent notation of disciplinary expulsion on the student’s transcript.
• Degree or certificate revocation.

Note: Any of these sanctions may have an impact on financial aid, scholarship, or fellowship eligibility, or scholastic standing.