Denver Seminary

2019-2020 Student Handbook 39 Quotations must be placed in quotation marks (" ") or indented beyond the margin. The source of all quotations must be acknowledged in the text or in a footnote. Paragraphs or summaries of ideas must be acknowledged in text or footnote. Bibliography should include all sources used in preparation of a paper or report. Process for Academic Integrity Violations The faculty member in whose class or area of responsibility the violation occurred must provide a written report of the incident to the Provost/Academic Dean, the Registrar, and the Director of Training & Mentoring. Depending on the nature and seriousness of the offense, the faculty member may require an assignment to be redone or may give an automatic failure for the assignment or the course. If a second violation is recorded, the student will automatically be placed on academic probation for one semester and required to meet once per month during the semester with a member of the faculty as assigned by the Provost/Academic Dean. A third violation will result in automatic dismissal from the seminary. A "memo for record" will be kept of all meetings with a student(s). These memos will document the details of the issue, the content of all conversations with students, all corrective actions to be taken, and all follow- up procedures to be implemented. The Registrar will also keep a computerized record of all violations related to academic integrity and report any repeated violations to the faculty. Petitions and Appeals Processes for Academic Matters Petition of an Academic Policy Students desiring any exception to the academic policies stated in this handbook or to the policies outlined in the Academic Catalog (see the Academic Procedures section starting on page 34 of the Academic Catalog) must submit their petition to the Registrar's Office stating the reasons for the exception desired. The petition will be evaluated by a committee composed of representatives from the Registrar's Office, faculty, and Student Life. The committee's decision will be communicated to the student in writing. Appeals of the committee's decision should be addressed to the Provost. The appeal must articulate the reason(s) why the student believes the decision should be readdressed based upon the following criteria: 1) substantive errors in due process; 2) presentation of new evidence/information that was not available in the original submission. The Provost will review the appeal and make a final decision. Appeal of Academic Dismissal Students have the right to appeal an academic dismissal. All appeals for such a matter should be submitted to the Registrar's Office within five (5) business days of the dismissal notice date in order for it to be considered. The Registrar's Office will refer the appeal to the Educational Policies Committee (EPC) who will render a decision within 12 business days of the referral, and a written communication of the outcome will be sent to the student. If the student wishes to appeal the decision of the EPC, he/she may do so by submitting a petition to the Provost's Office within three (3) business days of receipt of the outcome rendered by the EPC, requesting a review by the Seminary's administrative leadership. In the appeal the student should articulate the reason(s) why he/she believes the decision should be readdressed based upon the following criteria: 1) Substantive errors in due process; 2) Presentation of new evidence/information that was not in the original submission. The Seminary's administrative leadership will review the appeal and make a final decision.

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