University Regulations

Action by the Vice-President: Academic

11. The Vice-President: Academic will, following receipt of the report from a dean or from the Committee of Inquiry, notify the student that a recommendation for a specific sanction has been received, and will provide the student with an opportunity to meet before accepting or rejecting the recommendation. Following the meeting with the student, the Vice-President: Academic will make a decision and will notify the student in writing.

12. The student may appeal the decision, in writing, to the President who may arrange to meet with the student. Except as provided below, the decision of the President is final.

13. If the conduct is, on the recommendation of the Vice-President: Academic, deserving of suspension or expulsion, the President will make the decision. Decisions of the President to suspend a student for more than one semester, or to expel a student, may be appealed to the Executive and Governance Committee of the Board of Governors, whose decision will be final.

14. All discipline matters will be investigated and decided fully and fairly and in a timely manner.

In all cases where the student's credibility is in issue, it is essential that the student be given an opportunity to be heard and to call evidence if he or she wishes, on the issue of credibility.

Cases involving allegations of research misconduct by students involved in research not related to courses for which the student is registered will follow the procedures outlined in the Graduate Studies Calendar under the heading Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Academic or Research Misconduct.

University Regulations Academic Privileges and Responsibilities Procedures For Investigation and Discipline in Cases of Allegations of Academic or Research Misconduct by Undergraduate Students

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002