Appeals Procedure for Charges of Academic Dishonesty

A student penalized by an instructor or the Provost for an infraction of academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the charge and the penalty within one month of having received written notification. The criteria for an appeal are a procedural error, the availability of new evidence, or that the charge was based on insufficient evidence. An undergraduate student may initiate the process in person or in writing, addressing the appeal to the Associate Provost for Academic Administration (APAA). Graduate students should follow the grievance procedure outlined under Academic Grievances in the Graduate Programs section.
The APAA will convene an appeals committee within ten (10) business days of receiving the student’s appeal. The committee shall be composed of three members of the full-time teaching faculty, one chosen by the student, one chosen by the Provost and one chosen by Faculty Council. The APAA shall designate one of the three committee members to serve as chair.
The appeals committee shall hear testimony from the student and will examine the evidence and communications about the cases on file in the Provost’s office. The committee may hear testimony from instructors or any others it deems necessary. Faculty members selected to serve on the appeals committee are asked to determine whether or not to overrule the decision of the Provost and/or instructor based upon the three criteria specified in item A.
The appeals committee shall maintain confidentiality concerning any information presented in the hearing.
There shall be no legal counsel present in the hearing of the appeals committee. One member of the Marietta College faculty or staff may accompany the student. The accompanying faculty/staff member shall not be one of the appeals committee members.
Within ten (10) business days after completion of the hearing, the appeals committee shall submit its decision to the Provost. The Provost sends a copy of the decision to the student, to the instructor, and keeps a record of the decision on file.
The student may withdraw the appeal at any point in the proceedings by so requesting in writing to the APAA.
The APAA may grant an extension of the time limit of this procedure for good cause.