(1) The class instructor is responsible for handling each case of academic dishonesty in the classroom and for determining a penalty grade as outlined in the course syllabus.

(2) If, within the instructor's professional judgment, reasonable evidence would suggest that a student engaged in academic dishonesty, the instructor will provide notice to the student, either written or verbal, of their assertion of academic dishonesty and of the academic penalty grade within thirty instructional days of the occurrence or when the instructor is made aware of the occurrence.

(3) The instructor will submit a report to the SCO of the assertion of academic dishonesty, the explanation of the notice or actual notice given to the student and a copy of all relevant evidence. The instructor may request that the incident only be documented with the SCO, or refer the matter for disciplinary action. If the student has a previous academic dishonesty record, the SCO may choose to move forward with the disciplinary process without an instructor's request.