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Penalties

Any student accused of a violation of the Student Code of Conduct for which he or she could be temporarily suspended, suspended, or expelled, or for which his or her degree could be revoked, shall be entitled to an opportunity upon appeal to choose (A) an Administrative Hearing or (B) a hearing with the Committee on Student Conduct.

Penalties for violation of University regulations or public law may include one or a combination of the following:

1. Warning - A formal warning will be a written notice documented in a disciplinary letter.
2. Specified Restrictions/Requirements - The imposing of specified restrictions, including but not limited to: letter of apology, presentation of a workshop, preparation of a research paper project, social probation, community service, assessment or evaluation, counseling, restitution for damages, punitive fines, eviction from residence halls, loss of privileges (i.e., visiting privileges in housing or denial of access to computer services), or any combination of the above, and any other appropriate educational expectation.
3. Personal Probation - Personal probation is an informal probation. A second violation means that disciplinary action will be based on both charges.
4. Conduct Probation - Conduct probation is a formal probation. A second violation means that disciplinary action will be based on both charges. The record of conduct probation is kept in the student's disciplinary file and the disciplinary hold on his or her record is removed at the discretion of the Dean of Students.
5. Suspension Delayed - Suspension Delayed is an agreement between the student and dean of students that a future violation of the student code of conduct or failure to comply with sanctions will result in immediate suspension. The committee on student conduct may also issue this sanction.
6. Temporary Suspension - A student may be temporarily suspended from the university without a hearing when there is an immediate and present danger of damage to life, property or disruption of university life. Such an administrative decision will be effective immediately.
7. Suspension - A student may be suspended for reasons of conduct for a definite period of time not less than the remainder of the current semester in which he or she is enrolled. The student who has been suspended may apply for readmission at the close of the period for which he or she was suspended. A suspension hold will be placed on the transcript during the period of the suspension.
8. Expulsion - When a student is expelled, a record of this action will be made a part of the student's permanent record in the Office of the Registrar. A student who is expelled will not be allowed to re-enter the university.
9. Degree Revocation - Degree revocation or recision of credit.
10. Disciplinary Hold - A disciplinary hold may be placed on records of students who have been placed on conduct probation, suspension, or expulsion.