Student Conduct &
Discipline
The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and
regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and
each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations
which govern student conduct and activities.
General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in
the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students
each academic year.
The University of Texas at Dallas
administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and
established due process. Procedures are
defined and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The
University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V,
Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of
Operating Procedures. Copies of these
rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting
the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor
escapes the responsibilities of citizenship.
He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as
the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for
violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off
campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such
conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of
responsibility and academic honesty.
Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute
integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative
that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her
scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,
statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award
of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not
one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic
dishonesty involves one of the following acts:
cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are
subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers
for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt
with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for
details). This course will use the
resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and
is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas
recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and
students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues
concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email
exchange. The university encourages all
official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas
email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official
only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to
maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual
corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student with a free email
account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel. The
Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for
students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.
Withdrawal from Class
The administration of this institution has set deadlines for
withdrawal of any college-level courses. These dates and times are published in
that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It
is the student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any
class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the
proper paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of
"F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you are
enrolled.
Student Grievance
Procedures
Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V,
Rules on Student Services and Activities, of the university’s Handbook of
Operating Procedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding
grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is
the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to resolve the matter
with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the
grievance originates (hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain primary
responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that
level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy
of the respondent’s School Dean. If the
matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the
student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the
School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of
Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an
Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of
the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The
results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved
parties.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to
students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are
available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations.
Incomplete Grade
Policy
As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted
only for work unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the
course work has been completed. An
incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of
the subsequent long semester. If the
required work to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not
submitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed
automatically to a grade of F.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with
disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled
peers. Disability Services is located in
room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office
hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday,
8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for the Office of Disability
Services is:
The University
of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box
830688
Richardson,
Texas 75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities
make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the
basis of disability. For example, it may
be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals
(in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be
substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a
student who is hearing impaired).
Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be
rescheduled in accessible facilities. The
college or university may need to provide special services such as registration,
note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her
professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with
letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a
disability and needs accommodations.
Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor
after class or during office hours.
Religious Holy Days
The University of Texas at Dallas
will excuse a student from class or other required activities for the travel to
and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship
are exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code
Annotated.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or
activity sponsor as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in
advance of the assignment. The student,
so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within
a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the
absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and
completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A
student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed
period may receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of
the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if
there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable
time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or
the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the
institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee
must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student
and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or
designee.
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