Last Updated: Jun 30, 2025     Views: 6126

If you suspect a student of academic integrity violations, first try to help the student understand and learn from the incident as a teachable moment. Here are some examples of how you can do that:

  • Send an email to the student with assignment feedback utilizing the Signalz template, "Academic Integrity — Teachable Moment."
  • Have a phone conference with the student.
  • Offer the student an opportunity to rewrite the assignment.
  • Deduct points from the assignment with a detailed explanation of the student's error(s).

You can file a report with the Academic Integrity team in more extreme circumstances, such as continuous violations. See the resources below to help determine the next steps.

Beginning July 1, 2024, faculty will no longer enter a zero in the gradebook when submitting an IROAD to the Academic Integrity department. Since one of the penalties imposed for a citable academic integrity violation is a zero on the assignment, entering a zero in the Gradebook prior to the official review of an IROAD from the Academic Integrity team presupposes a student’s guilt and does not align with ICAI’s value of fairness. To ensure an accurate and impartial evaluation of the student’s work, moving forward, please email Academic Integrity at academicintegrity@uagc.edu prior to submitting an IROAD.

  • If you are completing Final Grades for the student at the end of the course and the Academic Integrity team has not yet completed their evaluation of the IROAD, please enter an Incomplete (view more information on the incomplete process).
  • Once a member of the Academic Integrity team completes the review, both you and the student will receive a decision letter.
    • If the Academic Integrity team determines that a citable academic integrity violation has occurred, students will receive an evaluation of the paper with the decision, and faculty will need to input a zero into the Gradebook for the assignment. Faculty may include the decision letter as a comment in the Gradebook.
    • If the Academic Integrity Team determines that no citable academic integrity violation has occurred, faculty will be asked to grade the student submission according to its merit and provide appropriate feedback.

It is our hope that this new process will demonstrate our dedication to ensuring a fair assessment of student work for academic integrity violations and building a culture of mutual respect.

If a member of the Academic Integrity team reaches out with a question or recommendation regarding your IROAD, please respond within 48 hours to avoid further delay in the review.

While you await a response from the Academic Integrity team, you are encouraged to continue working with the student.  If you have any questions about broaching the subject with your student, please reach out to FacultyHelp@uagc.edu.  You can also email AcademicIntegrity@uagc.edu for general inquiries.

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