A faculty member who has identified that a possible academic integrity violation has occurred and plans to investigate must do the following:

1. Faculty collects evidence related to the academic integrity violation.
2. The faculty makes reasonable attempts to meet with the student(s) to discuss the faculty’s accusation, evidence collected, and student(s) testimony.

1. Faculty notifies the student of their determination in writing, this notice must also include information on how to appeal the faculty's determination, and penalties assigned by the faculty in accordance with their course syllabus.
2. Faculty reports the academic violation to the Center for Community Standards (CCS), and provides to CCS the following items:
   1. All evidence collected by the faculty.
   2. All communications related to meeting with the student to discuss the accusations.
   3. All communications related to notifying the student of the faculty’s determination of responsibility.
   4. The faculty's course syllabus.

If an appeal is submitted, the Center for Community Standards schedules an Academic Integrity Hearing Board and notifies both the student(s) and the instructor that the hearing has been scheduled.

 If an appeal is not submitted, the Center for Community Standards schedules a Conduct Officer Hearing and notifies the student(s) that the hearing has been scheduled.

If the student is determined to be responsible CCS sends the new decision letter to the student(s) and faculty. CCS then schedules a Conduct Officer Hearing and notifies the student(s) that the hearing has been scheduled. It is not required that the student(s) attend, and student(s) who do attend are not required to testify or answer questions. Please refer to student rights and responsibilities for more information.

The purpose of this hearing is to:

1. Discuss what happened that led up to a responsible determination.
2. Discuss ways in which to avoid this occurring again.
3. Assign educational sanctions to avoid this occurring again.

If the student is determined to be not responsible the Center for Community Standards sends the new decision letter to the student(s) and faculty. CCS then closes the case, and the faculty must change the student(s) grade in accordance with the AIHB decision letter.

It is the student's responsibility to complete all educational sanctions assigned by the Center for Community Standards and to work with their assigned conduct officer as needed. Once all educational sanctions are completed the case is then closed.

 *The Center for Community Standards (CCS) can refer any case to a University Conduct Board instead of a Conduct Officer Hearing if CCS finds that there are egregious or repetitive concerns with the student(s) conduct at Washington State University. Only the Center for Community Standards can make this determination.

Academic integrity is the cornerstone of higher education. As such, all members of the university community share responsibility for maintaining and promoting the principles of integrity in all activities, including academic integrity and honest scholarship. Academic integrity will be strongly enforced in this course. Students who violate WSU’s Academic Integrity Policy (identified in Washington Administrative Code WAC 504-26-010 (4) will receive [insert academic sanction (e.g., fail the course, fail the assignment, etc.)], will not have the option to withdraw from the course pending an appeal, and will be reported to the Center for Community Standards.  

Cheating includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration as defined in the Standards of Conduct for Students, WAC 504-26-010 (3). You need to read and understand all of the definitions of cheating.  If you have any questions about what is and is not allowed in this course, you should ask course instructors before proceeding.

If you wish to appeal a faculty member's decision relating to academic integrity, please use this form. Make sure you submit your appeal before 21 calendar days of the faculty member's decision.

• Be clear about what style you expect students to use when citing in written work.
• Be clear about what written work needs citations: homework, drafts, final paper, etc.
• Be clear about what type of collaboration or group work is allowed and what is not. Discuss items such as sharing notes, studying together, working on homework, and tutoring.
• Be clear about what is your intellectual property and what is not. Discuss commercial note-taking and lecture materials.
• Be clear about what will happen if you suspect any integrity violations.
• Include the WSU Syllabus Statement
• Establish clear expectations regarding the use of artificial intelligence. More information about course policy options is available on the Provost’s website.