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Upon Receipt of Recommendation

If the Provost receives a recommendation from a dean or the Registrar to suspend, dismiss, expel, or revoke a degree of a student, then the Provost shall wait until receiving notice from the Academic Ombud or the hearing officer of the University Appeals Board that the finding of an offense stands and that a penalty at least as severe as suspension is being recommended or supported by the Board.

Imposition of Penalty

The Provost may implement the recommended penalty or a less severe one, subject to the following limitations:

  1. If the offense occurred in a course in which the student was not enrolled, or if the offense was with regard to falsification or misuse of academic records, the Provost may implement either no penalty or a penalty at least as severe as suspension.
  2. If the offense was the student's first or second, and it occurred in a course in which the student was enrolled, the Provost shall implement a penalty at least as severe as a grade of XE or XF in the course in which the offense occurred.
  3. Otherwise, the Provost shall implement a penalty at least as severe as suspension.

Notice

Notice of action taken by the Provost (even if no penalty is imposed) shall be provided to the student, with copies to the instructor and chair (if the offense was related to a course), the responsible dean, the dean of the student's college, the Registrar, and the Academic Ombud. If a penalty was recommended by the University Appeals Board, a copy shall be sent to the chair of the University Appeals Board. In the case of international students, a copy shall be sent to the Director of International Center. If the student is suspended, dismissed, or expelled, or the student’s degree is revoked, a copy shall be sent to the Dean of Students.