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Office of Academic Integrity
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Kelly Ahuna, PhD
Director

Loretta Frankovitch, PhD
Associate Director

24 Capen Hall
716-645-2111
academicintegrity@buffalo.edu
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Imposing Sanctions

While instructors have a great deal of latitude in determining appropriate sanctions for academic integrity violations, the sanctions chart provides guidance on the appropriate range of sanctions for particular violations. 

Instructors May Impose the Following Sanctions

  • Warning.
  • Revision of work.
  • Reduction in Assignment Grade.
  • Reduction in Course Grade.
  • Failure in course.
  • Remediation (graduate level only).
  • Other reasonable and appropriate sanction(s) as may be determined by the instructor (or committee at later levels of review).

Instructors May Recommend the Following Sanctions

These sanctions can be recommended to the Office of Academic Integrity and, if necessary, to the university president for approval.

  • Failure in course, remediation required, temporary notation of academic dishonesty on the transcript.
  • Failure in course with a permanent notation of academic dishonesty on transcript.
  • Dismissal from degree program (graduate level only).
  • Dismissal from degree program with transcript notation of academic dishonesty (graduate level only).
  • Dismissal from the department (graduate level only).
  • Dismissal from the department with transcript notation of academic dishonesty (graduate level only).
  • Suspension from UB.
  • Expulsion from UB.

Template Sanction Letters

It is important to include all relevant information in a sanction letter to a student. At a minimum, this includes the charge against the student, the chosen sanction, and a link to the academic integrity policy. These letters must be sent within 10 academic days of the consultative resolution meeting. To assist in this process, two template sanction letters are here for your use. One is designed for undergraduate students and one is designed for graduate students. Feel free to add detail and edit as you see fit to meet the needs of your specific case.

Undergraduate Sanction Letter Template
Graduate Sanction Letter Template

FAQ

The sanction of failure in course or failure with transcript notation (either temporary or permanent), like all sanctions, will be reviewed by the Office of Academic Integrity. If warranted, the sanction of F in course (or F with notation) can override and replace the U.

Faculty will submit grade changes for students whose grades are altered by the following sanctions: revision of work, other appropriate sanction, and reduction in grade (even if it eventually results in an F). The Office of Academic Integrity will file grade changes directly with the Registrar’s Office relating to the following sanctions: failure in course, failure in course with a permanent notation of academic dishonesty on transcript, and failure in course, remediation required, temporary notation of academic dishonesty on the transcript.