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Procedure for Reported Violations
Upon learning of a violation, the Dean may direct, if necessary, an investigation of the circumstances. If the alleged violation may have involved the faculty or students of another region, the respective Deans shall coordinate actions. The DAU General Counsel will act as an advisor to the Dean(s) in this process.
If, upon a Dean’s review of an allegation, including discussion with the student, the Dean believes that Student Academic and Administrative Policies may have been violated, that Dean shall present the student with the charge.
If the student admits the violation, the Dean has the authority to impose a failing grade or disenroll the student from the course for any violation in the student standards of conduct. In the case of less severe misconduct, the Dean may direct remedial course work (normally reserved for inadvertent violations of standards).
If the student asserts innocence, the Dean may dismiss the allegation or conduct further investigations in order to substantiate the facts. If upon further investigation, the Dean determines that there is sufficient information to substantiate the allegation, the Dean will provide the student a Letter of Allegation of Violation of University Academic and Administrative Policies containing:
ü A description of the allegation and a summary of the facts known to the Dean.
ü The action being proposed.
ü A reasonable timeframe for the student to provide a written response.
ü Procedures to follow to request an extension of response time.
· If a student fails to respond, the Dean may exercise the proposed action without further inquiry.
· The Dean will investigate as required to resolve inconsistent issues or document why the issue(s) cannot be resolved.
In the event the student is found to be in violation of the standards of conduct the Dean will provide a decision letter which includes the violation, a summary of the facts, and the resultant actions that will be taken. This decision letter will be provided to the student, the student’s supervisor of record, and DAU General Counsel. If the action includes disenrollment or failure of the course, the appropriate Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) will be provided a copy of the decision letter.
If the student has received a failing grade or is disenrolled from a course as a result of the infraction, the student shall not be eligible to take DAU courses for a period of one year from date of disenrollment. The student, with the written concurrence of the student’s supervisor, may initiate a request for a variance within that time, subject to the approval of the military Service or component DACM concerned.
If the student’s course grade must be submitted before a decision is rendered, the student shall receive a grade of incomplete. Once a final decision is rendered the student’s record will be updated. |