The student receives a sanction from the instructor.

A student record with the Office of Academic Integrity is created. This is a confidential record between the student and the Office and is not shared beyond UB without the student’s permission. It is NOT on the student’s transcript or any other public record. The only exceptions to this are when a student receives the penalty of failure with transcript notation (for serious or repeat offenses) or is suspended or expelled from the university for academic dishonesty.

Undergraduate students with one non-egregious offense can choose to clear their record with the Office of Academic Integrity by successfully completing the Remediation assignment. This is an optional process only available to first-time offenders.

Clearing the record with the Office of Academic Integrity means that if a student signs a waiver for someone to access their academic records, nothing related to the dishonesty case would be reported.

Exceptions: Please note that certain professions (e.g., medicine, law, government) require students to report all past dishonesty cases, even if they have been cleared from your record.

Remediation is an option for students looking to learn from their experience and put closure on the case.  In that sense, it will not only help you process your experience, but it will give you a new perspective on academic integrity.  Exploring the ethical issues surrounding your case will be beneficial when you construct your medical or law school application.  Graduate schools care that you have learned from your experience, and the remediation course affords this opportunity.  

Contact the Office of Academic Integrity for guidance.

1. OAI Records: The record generated with the Office of Academic Integrity is part of a student’s confidential file. The information in the record can only be shared with student permission. This typically happens when graduate schools or employers ask students to sign a release form.  A student may access their confidential student file upon request.
   
   Undergraduate students with a first-time non-egregious offense can choose to complete an academic integrity remediation assignment and clear this record with the Office of Academic Integrity, thereby blocking it from being reported to graduate schools or employers. This process has no effect on the faculty sanction, which can only be altered through a successful appeal.
   
   
2. Registrar/Public Records: In severe or repeat instances of academic dishonesty, a student may receive a sanction of “failure in the course with permanent notation of academic dishonesty.” In this case, your penalty would also be visible on your transcript where your course grade would appear as an >F<. It is then not possible to remove that notation or to clear your record in the Office of Academic Integrity with remediation. However, in egregious or repeat cases, remediation is often added as a sanction so that students can learn more about academic integrity expectations at the university level.