CHCS Student Handbook 2018-2019

108 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 2018–2019 intervention through advising and support. The policy addresses disciplinary conduct at four levels—Warning, Probation, Suspension, and Dismissal. The university reserves the right to take appropriate action to impose sanctions at any level it deems appropriate based on the nature of the violation of the Student Code of Conduct. The university also reserves the right to take additional disciplinary action as it deems appropriate. Warning Disciplinary Warning is the least severe of the three levels of disciplinary action and will not appear on the official transcript, but will be placed in the student’s program file. Disciplinary Warning serves as an opportunity to address code infractions with the goal of preventing a student from being placed on Disciplinary Probation. It is a written notification that any violation of the Student Code of Conduct may result in additional disciplinary action. It is a “disciplinary sanction serving notice to a student that his/her behavior has not met university standards. This sanction remains in effect for a designated number of semesters of attendance, after which it is expunged from the student’s file.” A student who violates the Student Code of Conduct will be referred to the program’s Committee on Student Progress. Please see the Committee on Student Progress procedures in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences section of this handbook. Probation Disciplinary Probation is one disciplinary level higher than Disciplinary Warning and appears on the student’s official transcript. Probation serves as an opportunity to address serious disciplinary difficulties with the goal of preventing expulsion from the program. It is a “disciplinary sanction serving notice to a student that his/her behavior is in serious violation of university standards. A time period is indicated during which another violation of the Student Code of Conduct will automatically raise the question of a more severe sanction (suspension or expulsion) if the student is found in violation.” A student who violates the Student Code of Conduct will be referred to the program’s Committee on Student Progress. Please see the Committee on Student Progress procedures in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences section of this handbook. Suspension Suspension is one disciplinary level higher than Probation and appears on the student’s official transcript. It is a mandatory separation from the program for a period of time specified in an order of suspension. Suspension is stipulated when a student violates the Student Code of Conduct and/or does not meet the conditions of his or her probation, as described above. Readmission to the program will not be entertained until the period of separation indicated in the suspension order has elapsed and is subject to approval of the department chair/program director. During the period of suspension, the student may be subject to other restrictions, which will be outlined by the student’s program. A student who violates the Student Code of Conduct will be referred to the program’s Committee on Student Progress. Please see the Committee on Student Progress procedures in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences section of this handbook.