Disciplinary Sanctions

II. DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS

One or more of the following sanctions may be imposed whenever a student is found to have violated any of the rules contained in the Conduct Code:

A. Warning

A warning constitutes administrative action that informs the student in writing that he/she has violated the Conduct Code and that a record will be kept in the Office of the Dean of Students for a specified period of time. If a student who is on warning again violates the Conduct Code, more serious and formal disciplinary action may be taken.

B. Probation

Probation constitutes administrative action that informs the student in writing that he/she has violated the Conduct Code and that a record will be kept in the Office of the Dean of Students until the student graduates. The behavior of the student is expected to be exemplary during the remaining time he/she is at the University. Any future charges against the student may be cause for more serious disciplinary action including the possibility of referral to the Student Conduct Committee.

C. Restitution

Restitution constitutes reimbursement for damage to or misappropriation of property, which may take the form of direct financial compensation, of service, or other forms of indirect compensation. This sanction may be imposed by the Dean of Students only after a Student Conduct Committee hearing.

D. Rescission of Grades or Degree

When the Student Conduct Committee has determined that the student has not appropriately earned a grade or degree, a recommendation to rescind the grade and/or degree shall be made to the Dean of Students.

E. Suspension

Suspension is the exclusion from classes and other privileges or activities, or from the campus itself, for a specified period of time. When privileges are reinstated, the student may petition the Dean of Students to have the notation of suspension expunged from his/her record. This sanction shall be imposed by the Dean of Students only after a Student Conduct Committee hearing, unless the situation is an emergency which calls for an immediate decision of temporary suspension.

F. Expulsion

Expulsion is the termination of student status for an indefinite period. This sanction may be imposed by the Dean of Students only after a Student Conduct Committee hearing. Conditions for readmission, if any, shall be stated in the notice of expulsion. Readmission will be granted by the Dean of Students, who will determine, in consultation with the dean of the appropriate school or college, if the conditions for readmission have been met. Should the student be allowed to return to school he/she may then petition the Dean of Students to have the notation of expulsion expunged from his/her record.