A student charged with academic dishonesty will have the case resolved as follows:

1.The faculty member of record in the class meets with the student and informs him or her of the allegations against the student. If the student accepts responsibility for the academic dishonesty, the student will receive an academic sanction determined by the faculty member of record, which may include a failing grade in the class. In concert with this meeting, the faculty member completes the Summary Adjudication form and secures the signature of the student. Summary Adjudication forms are available online at: http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/studentconduct/forms.html.

2. a.The completed Summary Adjudication form is then submitted to the Dean of Students’ Office to be included in the student’s conduct file; or

    b.If, after the faculty member of record meets with, and informs, the student of the allegation against him or her, the student denies responsibility for    the actions, or the allegations are so egregious (such as having more than one incident of academic dishonesty on record with the University or in the course) the matter is immediately referred to the Dean of Students’ Office for a hearing before the Academic Integrity Committee.

3.Procedure for reporting academic dishonesty:

1.Faculty must contact the Dean of Students’ Office by emailing StudentConduct@fgcu.edu with the student’s name and University Identification Number (UIN) to determine if the student has a prior academic dishonesty history. Only emails sent from the faculty’s University email account will be accepted.

2.Once the Dean of Students’ Office has been contacted, the Dean of Students’ Office will notify the Registrar’s Office that the student may not withdraw from the class during the hearing process. If a student attempts to drop a class prior to the end of the hearing process, the student will be restored to the class roster and the appropriate grade or penalty will be imposed, if applicable.

3.The faculty member has the authority to adjudicate first offense violations of academic dishonesty and impose a grade penalty. Second offenses must be referred to the Dean of Students’ Office for hearing under the Academic Integrity Committee.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Students who have been charged with academic dishonesty and or have had an academic case adjudicated, cannot drop the course in which the incident occurred.

According to the Academic Catalog, students may not use grade forgiveness for any course in which they received an academic dishonesty penalty and will not be able to drop/withdraw from the course.