Scholastic Dishonesty– from the ACC Student Handbook

1. A faculty member who suspects academic dishonesty meets with the student(s) in private to discuss the alleged offense(s) and review the evidence that supports the charge.
2. After conferring with the student, the faculty member may dismiss the allegation or assess an academic penalty.

a) Faculty members who assess an academic penalty must inform the student of the action in writing and report the disposition of the incident to the campus dean of student services within five working days.
b) Faculty members who assess an academic penalty on a student in a Distance Learning class must notify the vice president of student support and success systems, who will appoint a campus dean of student services to review the case.
c) The campus dean of student services will determine whether a disciplinary penalty shall be assessed.

3. A student who is accused of academic dishonesty by a faculty member may:

a) Acknowledge the facts of the offense and accept the academic penalty
b) Dispute the allegation in writing to the campus dean of student services within five working days, excluding weekends, of the student’s written notice of the facts of the offense
c) Dispute the penalty in writing to the campus dean of student services within five working days, excluding weekends, of the student’s written notice of the penalty assessed

4. If a student disputes the academic dishonesty charge, the academic dishonesty penalty, or both, the campus dean of student services will proceed with the investigation as outlined in Section K: Investigation by the campus dean of student services.

5. The campus dean of student services shall determine the appropriate disciplinary or academic penalty in the following cases: (1) the student accused of scholastic dishonesty has been the subject of an academic and/or disciplinary penalty for a prior incident of scholastic dishonesty at the college, and/or (2) the case of scholastic dishonesty involves more complicated issues of fact such as collusion or the falsifying of academic records.

a) Collusion is defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements.
b) Falsifying academic records is defined as the altering of grades, either written or electronic, or other falsification of academic records such as application for admission, grade reports, test papers, registration materials, and reporting for ms used by the college.

6. After an academic dishonesty case is closed, the final disposition of the case shall be reported in writing within 10 working days, excluding weekends, to the student, the instructor, the instructional dean, and the Testing Center coordinator, if the academic dishonesty occurred in the Testing Center.

Investigation by the campus dean of student services

1. The campus dean of student services shall be notified of alleged student actions prohibited under the Student Discipline Policy and these regulations. The campus dean of student services or a designee shall collect data and follow these procedures and investigate the alleged violations. 
2. After completing the preliminary investigation, the campus dean of student services may (a) dismiss the allegation or (b) summon the student for a conference at which time the student shall be informed of the charges against him/her and have the opportunity to refute the charges and to present data to support his/her version of the facts.
3. After confer ring with the student, if a conference is necessary, the campus dean of student services shall take one of the following actions: (a) dismiss the allegation, (b) assess a penalty, (c) work collaboratively with the faculty member to negotiate a resolution of a dispute, or (d) proceed to a hearing.