Department Head Resources

  • A student may wish to appeal the allegation must complete the Student Appeal to the  Department Head Decision form, which is a written summary of the submit to the Department Head a written summary of the grounds for appeal.  
  • If the instructor of record is also an administrator, the student must be advised that the appeal be directed to their supervisor.  
  • Before rendering a decision, the Department Head (or direct supervisor) will review the documentation sent by the Academic Integrity Office and meet separately with the teacher and the student who initiated the appeal.  
  • The Department Head (or direct supervisor) must advise the teacher and the student 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 and ask for an Academic Integrity Council hearing.  
  • Copies of the Decision Form will be kept on file and shared with the instructor, student, and the Department Head.  
  • 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.  
  • A teacher must allow a student who is appealing an allegation of academic dishonesty to continue attending the class until the right of appeal has been exhausted.  
  • If the student drops the class in which academic dishonesty is alleged to have occurred, either prior to or after the alleged dishonesty is detected (and an appeal is not granted).