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Policies and Procedures

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4. If the sanction is permanent dismissal from the College, the

student may appeal the decision in writing to the President's
Office within 10 days of notification. The student must state the
specific procedure(s) violated and provide information/
documentation to support the appeal. The filing of an appeal shall
not act as a stay of any suspension or dismissal. The President
shall review the appeal and determine, at his discretion, whether
the appeal should be considered upon the written/provided
material. The President's decision will be made within 30 days of
the appeal. If no decision is rendered, the appeal will be deemed
denied.

Sanctions for Violations of
Academic Honesty and Integrity

Sanctions imposed may include but are not limited to one or more
of the following:

Probation

Suspension from the College

Dismissal from the College with permission to reapply

Permanent dismissal from the College

A letter will be placed in the student's permanent file that will be
reported in letters of recommendation.

There will be NO FINANCIAL REFUNDS in decisions involving
suspensions or dismissal.

No student shall be allowed to withdraw from a course or from the
College to avoid receiving a failing grade based upon academic
dishonesty.

Student Conduct Guidelines

There is usually little need for disciplinary action on the College level;
however, when the need arises, the Committee on Student Conduct
and Discipline will hear all serious cases. In emergency situations,
the Dean of Student Affairs has the authority to act until a meeting of
the committee can be arranged.

Normally, students charged with an infraction of personal student
conduct shall attempt to resolve the allegation through the
following channels:

Dean of Student Affairs and

Committee on Student Conduct and Discipline

Committee on Student Conduct and
Discipline

The Committee on Student Conduct and Discipline is established
to guarantee "due process" to students who are accused of a
violation of College policies and to hear faculty and administration
grievances against students. The Committee consists of one
Student Assembly member, two Student Affairs personnel and two
faculty members appointed by the Dean of Student Affairs and
chaired by the Dean of Administrative Services (non-voting). It is the
responsibility of the committee to receive cases through the Dean of
Student Affairs, to provide a fair hearing in an orderly and expeditious
manner and to recommend disciplinary penalties to the College.

The range of disciplinary actions, which may be invoked as a
consequence of rule infractions, runs from warning through
suspension or dismissal. The action taken depends upon the
severity of the infraction of the rule or regulation; the degree to
which the student has participated or been involved; the motivation
and intent in connection with the infraction; and the student's
potential for changing his/her behavior; as well as consideration of
all other factors of the specific, individual situation.

The student shall be afforded the following:

written notification of the charges sent by certified mail to the
student, and in the case of a minor, to the parent or guardian;

sufficient notice of the time and place of the hearing;

the right to an impartial committee;

the right to be represented;

the right to a translator, if necessary;

the right to be presented with the names of the witnesses
adverse to the student and copies of their statements;

the right to confront adverse witnesses; and

the right to testify and produce witnesses on his/her behalf.

Also, a record of the proceeding must be kept and the student is
entitled to a copy of the transcript at his/her own expense.

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