OSC will review your instructor’s report to determine an appropriate response.

Communication regarding student contact matters will be sent by StudentConduct@ucsb.edu.

Check your umail account for information and next steps.

Contact us with any questions.

Grading falls under the discretion of the instructor of record. Our office does not have authority over grades.

Grade dispute policies and procedures (may be found on Section 2, 25. "Contested Grades in the Santa Barbara Division" and Section 10, 90. "Student Academic Integrity").

Grade appeal information (may be found on Section V. "Student Appeals Procedures").

Using any tool such as an artificial-intelligence program is up to the discretion of the instructor of record. 

We advise students to review their course syllabus and have a conversation with their instructor of record regarding what is an acceptable or not acceptable use of artificial-intelligence programs in the specific course.

Using any tool such as an artificial-intelligence program is up to the discretion of the instructor of record. 

We advise students to review their course syllabus and have a conversation with their instructor of record regarding what is an acceptable or not acceptable use of artificial-intelligence programs in the specific course.

You will be given an opportunity to provide documentation and discuss the allegations from your perspective during the student conduct process after being charged with an alleged violation of the Student Conduct Code.

Students have the right to appeal or contest the outcome of their student conduct matter.

Student Conduct will inform you of your due process rights, including deadlines, specific to your case when you are notified of any decision. For additional information on how to appeal, including deadlines, see Section C. Administrative Resolution, 2.b.3.4. and D. Formal Hearing, 4. 

 

When, as a result of violations of the Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline, a student is suspended or dismissed, a notation that the discipline was imposed must be posted on the academic transcript for the duration of the suspension or dismissal. Thereafter, notations of Suspension or Dismissal reflected on a student’s transcript may be removed as set forth in campus regulations. (UC Santa Barbara Interim Student Conduct Code 106.01)

Sanctions of suspension or dismissal will be noted on your academic transcript (suspensions will be noted only for the term of your suspension), and will be reported as requested by graduate programs and employers.

  • Any schools or companies to which you give permission to inquire about your records will be notified that you have a conduct record.
  • Graduate schools may request records, as can government agencies as part of hiring practices.
  • A student may submit a written request for record expungement at approximately two years from the date of the imposition of the sanction or upon graduation from the University, whichever comes first.
  • Discipline records are kept for five years, seven years if the incident was also a Clery crime, and fifty years for any disciplinary action resulting in dismissal.
  • Any sanction below the level of a suspension will not appear on the student’s University transcript and is therefore not reportable to potential employers and institutions of higher education.

 

To help prevent cheating and provide clarity for students, it is best to clearly state in the syllabus what are acceptable and not acceptable tools, external resources, collaboration, etc. that students may or may not use to assist them with coursework.

In addition to working with your Department Chair, The Office of Teaching and Learning can be a useful resource in guidance of best practices around incorporating strategies to prevent cheating.

Please see their pages on: