Planning and Equipping Libraries - Dominican University

dishonesty.Sanctions for Violations of Academic IntegrityStudents caught plagiarizing, cheating, or committing other acts of academic dishonestywill receive an automatic failure for the assignment, exam or paper. When a sanctionhas been imposed, the instructor will inform the student in writing.When a sanction is imposed, the instructor will send written notification to the dean ofthe Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The dean will note whether astudent has a pattern of committing violations of the academic integrity policy over time,and in such cases the dean may impose further sanctions, including suspension orexpulsion from the universityThe instructor must also inform the student that she/he has the right to appeal thissanction, and refer the student to the academic appeals process described below.Graduate Student Academic Grievance ProcessDecisions concerning graduate education issues at Dominican University are based onpolicies approved by the Dominican University Graduate Committee (“GC”). Studentswho consider that they have been treated unfairly in the situations specificallymentioned above may consider the following course of action in order:1. Confer, first, with the faculty member responsible for the decision.2. If the grievance remains unresolved after step 1 above, confer with the Dean of theGraduate School of Library and Information Science. Present a written narrativeexplanation of the grievance.3. If unresolved, the Dean will appoint an ad-hoc committee to hear the case.Students wishing to file an appeal must do so no later than the end of the subsequentsemesters add/drop date.