Rights of the Student

Students have the following rights when accused of Academic Misconduct:

to be provided a fair, impartial, and efficient process;
to be presumed not responsible for a violation of the Code until determined otherwise;
to be given written notice of any allegation(s) of Academic Misconduct;
to review the information that will be presented in any case resolution, provided that the information may be given to the Student in a redacted format;
to present relevant information on their behalf;
to obtain support, advice, or assistance pursuant to relevant sections in Chapter 7 of the Code;
if found responsible, to have an outcome(s) imposed on the basis of the guidelines set forth in the Code;
to be informed of the final decision and results of a proceeding in writing;
to request reasonable accommodations in the adjudication of the case under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act through the Office of Disability Services;
to confront, in some manner, the allegations and information presented relevant to the formal charge(s) against them, which in all cases will be brought forward by the University;
to request that a member of a Hearing Panel be excluded from the Hearing on the basis of a conflict of interest, bias about, or interest in the case;
to pose reasonable questions, verbally or in writing, to any witness appearing at a Hearing through the Hearing Convenor;
to have prior Academic Misconduct excluded from information presented during a Hearing Panel’s deliberation of findings for any charge(s);
to appeal any decision of a Hearing Panel, pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Code; and
to have supervised access to a recording of the Hearing proceedings.