(1) Classroom conduct. Faculty have the authority to take appropriate action to maintain order and proper conduct in the classroom and to maintain the effective cooperation of the class in fulfilling the objectives of the course.

An instructor has the authority to exclude a student from up to three class sessions if the student is disruptive to the learning environment pending a meeting with the vice president for the student services area or a designee. The instructor shall report any such exclusion from the class to the vice president for the student services area or designee who may at his or her discretion initiate disciplinary proceedings as provided in this procedure. The vice president for the student services area may impose a disciplinary probation that restricts the student from the classroom until the student has met with the vice president for the student services area and the student agrees to comply with the specific conditions outlined by the vice president for the student services area for conduct in the classroom. The student may appeal the disciplinary sanction according to the disciplinary appeal procedures.

(2) Academic dishonesty – Academic sanctions.

(a) Student responsibility. Students are responsible for adhering to academic integrity expectations set forth in course syllabi, program handbooks, and other applicable college policies.

(b) Academic authority. A faculty member need not give credit for course work that is the product of cheating, plagiarism, or other dishonesty. Faculty members have the authority to determine whether academic dishonesty has occurred in their course and to impose reprimands, educational opportunities, or other academic sanctions, up to and including a failing grade for the course, consistent with the course syllabus or program handbooks. Academic sanctions shall not limit nor preclude student conduct sanctions from the office of community standards for the same act of dishonesty.

(c) Appeal of academic sanctions. A student may appeal an academic sanction imposed by a faculty member in accordance with the instructional appeal policy. The instructional appeal policy shall be the sole avenue for contesting academic sanctions related to academic dishonesty.

(d) Student conduct referrals. Academic sanctions imposed under faculty academic authority are separate from student conduct sanctions under the student conduct code but shall be referred to the student conduct officer for recordkeeping and potential further review. The student conduct officer has sole discretion to determine whether additional nonacademic sanctions are warranted. Possible outcomes include, but are not limited to: Maintaining a record with no further action, engaging the student in a developmental conversation, or initiating the formal student conduct process if the student has prior referrals or the violation is severe. Nonacademic disciplinary sanctions do not replace academic sanctions imposed by faculty and may only be appealed through student conduct code procedures.