Resolution to Academic Misconduct

If not resolved with a student-instructor agreement, cases are resolved either in a conference or a hearing. Match the type of meeting with the person/group who determines the resolution.

Conference= academic integrity coordinator Hearing= three person panel

Can a student appeal a decision from a Conference?

No

A student may report their own academic misconduct which is called a Self-Referral. How many times during their academic career can a student report their own academic misconduct?

One time

A student will hear the result of the hearing and any sanctions within how many business days?

5

If a student has a pending case for academic misconduct, they may not drop that course, withdraw from that course, or initiate a leave of absence from the university

True

Resolution of alleged cases of research misconduct may be resolved through the guidelines of the Policy Concerning the Responsible Conduct of Research and Other Scholarly Activities and referred to the school's Academic Integrity Coordinator as appropriate.

True

If you are charged with academic misconduct, you will be notified through

UAB email

Who is expected to report suspected acts of academic misconduct that they have witnessed or have knowledge of?

All of the above

If an act of misconduct involves multiple students, the cases will automatically be heard as separate cases.

False

Can a student appeal the decision from a Hearing?

Yes

If you have committed an act of academic misconduct or suspect that someone else has committed an act of academic misconduct, to whom should you report the incident?

both the instructor of the course where the alleged act occurred and the Academic Integrity Coordinator of the college/school

Alleged acts of academic misconduct occurring in a course delivered directly by the Graduate School courses will be resolved:

in a school of college designated by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Alleged acts of academic misconduct occurring in a course delivered directly by the Honors College courses will be resolved:

in a school or college designated by the Dean of the Honors College.

The majority of academic misconduct cases will be resolved in:

the school of college that is the home for the course in which the alleged action occurred.

The academic misconduct case can be resolved through a student-instructor resolution agreement between the instructor and student without a hearing if which of the following conditions are met?

The alleged incident is not one that could result in the sanction of suspension or expulsion, It is the student's first offense at the university, The student acknowledges responsibility for the act.

What happens if a student does not attend a scheduled conference or hearing for an alleged act of academic misconduct?

The case will be settled by the Coordinator or hearing panel without the student

Alleged acts of academic misconduct by students in professional schools (Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, etc.) will be resolved in the professional school if it is a course in that program. However, if the alleged act occurs in a course taught by another college or school (i.e. Graduate School), the case will be resolved in that the college or school that is home to that course.

True

Documentation of the investigation and/or sanctions for students charged with academic misconduct will be added to UAB's student conduct system as well as within the school or college for a period of time in alignment with the university's Records Retention Policy.

True

If a student is suspended from a school/college and wants to enroll in another school/college, they must obtain permission from the school/college they would like to enroll in prior to enrolling for classes.

True