Student Rights and Responsibility

Academic Honesty

Any student found to be dishonest in acquiring, using or reporting information or in any other manner violating established academic codes of conduct will face a stiff penalty for the assignment/requirement in question. Students must be honest in all of their endeavors of academic matriculation at Miles College. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other act of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. All acts of academic dishonesty must be reported. In cases where evidence is sufficient to establish that a student cheated or was otherwise dishonest in completing a test, paper, report, etc., the penalty will range from repeating the assignment to expulsion from the College.

Disciplinary Action Procedures for Dishonesty

1. The instructor/staff member must have substantial evidence that a student has engaged in dishonest conduct which requires action within the bounds of their jurisdiction.

2. The instructor/staff member shall notify the student in writing of the violation and the action taken within two (2) days of occurrence.

3. Copies of the questioned materials and letter will be sent to the division chair and the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Students (if applicable).

4. If the conduct is beyond the jurisdiction of the instructor/staff member, a written report should be made to the Dean of Academic Affairs within five (5) days and a copy given to the student.

5. The Dean of Academic Affairs will assign penalties for violations within five (5) days of his receipt of the report based on the number of violations committed by the individual student and the severity of the violations.

6. If necessary, the Dean of Academic Affairs will convene the Academic Judiciary Committee to decide the case and make recommendations to the President.

7. Penalties may include (but are not limited to) the following: Failing grade on work for which the violation was committed; dropping the grade earned in a course by one letter grade; failure of the course; suspension from the course; suspension from Miles College; or permanent dismissal from Miles College

Academic Appeal Process

The objective of the Academic Appeal process is to create and sustain an academic environment that permits students to freely express concerns or reveal complaints about their education and the educational process and to have their concerns and complaints addressed swiftly and forthrightly. Students enrolled at Miles College. may register a concern or complaint about any academic regulation without any adverse actions. Concerns and complaints may include the following: the instructional program; delivery of the program; grades received; student-instructor conflict; test results; the academic advisement system, or; any other matter related to academic affairs. Concerns and complaints will be received, explored or investigated and responded to in a fair and timely manner. All decisions by the College are final.

All appeal requests must be in writing and made within 5 days (not to include weekends and holiday breaks) following the response of the last level of hierarchy related to the matter. Students may appeal at the level of instructor, chair, and the Academic Dean. Decisions that remain unsatisfactory with the student may be forwarded to the Academic Appeals Committee, c/o the Office of the Academic Dean. If the decision remains unfavorable, the request may be appealed through the Academic Dean, to the President of the College. The decision of the President is final. A request to appeal must be processed within a calendar year from the date of infraction, unless approved by the Academic Dean.