The instructor and chair shall review the evidence of an academic offense, and the instructor shall decide whether the evidence warrants an allegation of an academic offense.
If so, the student shall be notified of the allegation and invited to meet with the instructor and chair to discuss the allegation and to state his/her/their case. For SACSCOC compliance, please copy Ombud@uky.edu on all communication that involves inviting the student to the meeting and scheduling the meeting.
The instructor and chair shall set a deadline for the student to respond to the invitation to the meeting, but the deadline shall be no fewer than 7 days after the invitation is issued. The instructor and chair must make a reasonable effort to schedule a meeting with the student as soon as possible after the evidence is received.
The instructor shall consider the evidence and the student's response and shall decide, based on the standard of proof, whether the student committed an academic offense. Any such finding shall be made within 7 days after the meeting with the student, unless the student consents in writing to an extension of this time.
However, if the student fails to respond to the invitation to meet within the deadline or fails to attend a meeting that was agreed upon by all parties, the instructor may make a finding immediately thereafter.