Every university handles cheating accusations differently. Some send cases to student-run honor councils, some to a central conduct office, and some leave the first decision to the professor. Advisor rules, appeal rights, and possible sanctions vary just as much. This guide gathers Asselta Law’s school-by-school explanations in one place. Find your school below for a full breakdown of how its process works.
Each linked guide reflects the school’s published policies at the time it was written. Policies change, so a school’s current official rules always control.
Florida Universities and Colleges
- University of Florida: Honor Code cases handled by Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.
- Florida State University: the Academic Honor Policy, with hearing panels and a faculty appellate officer.
- University of Central Florida: Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity, and the Z designation.
- Florida International University: central handling by SCAI, with summary resolution or a hearing.
- University of North Florida: three resolution tracks, from informal meetings to formal hearings.
- Florida A&M University: college committees and the Academic Honesty Council.
- University of West Florida: Educational Conferences and the Academic Misconduct Hearing Board.
- University of Miami: Class I, II, and III Honor Code violations.
- Nova Southeastern University: cases handled through each student’s college.
- University of Tampa: the Academic Integrity Committee and procedural appeals.
- Rollins College: the Academic Honor Council and its four-to-one vote.
- Stetson University: a student-run Honor System Council.
For the statewide rules that apply to Florida’s public institutions, see what rights students have in Florida university conduct cases.
Ivy League Universities
- Cornell: primary hearings and college hearing boards.
- University of Pennsylvania: a clear-and-convincing evidence standard.
- Dartmouth: the Committee on Standards and the Academic Honor Principle.
Other Ivy League schools are covered in accused of an honor code violation at an Ivy League school.
Private Universities
- University of Southern California: the Office of Academic Integrity.
- Stanford: the Honor Code under the 2023 Student Conduct Charter.
- Northwestern: school-based decisions and Provost review.
- University of Chicago: the Area Disciplinary System.
- Johns Hopkins: administrative and board hearings.
- Georgetown: the Honor Council and expedited sanctions.
- Washington University in St. Louis: Academic Integrity Board panels.
- Rice: a student-run Honor Council and Alternative Resolution.
- Notre Dame: college and school Honor Code Committees.
- Boston University: Academic Conduct Committees in each school.
- Boston College: written-response review by a university-wide committee.
- Northeastern: OSCCR and the Student Conduct Board.
- Tufts: the Student Conduct Resolution Procedure.
- Brandeis: three resolution options.
- Tulane: the Newcomb-Tulane College Honor Board.
- Wake Forest: the Honor and Ethics Council and the Irreplaceable F.
- Syracuse: violation levels and faculty interviews.
- Villanova: the Board of Academic Integrity.
- George Washington University: Academic Integrity Agreements and panels.
- American University: the Academic Code Review Panel.
- Pepperdine: four violation levels at Seaver College.
- Santa Clara: separate academic and conduct tracks.
- Loyola Marymount: the Academic Honesty Review Committee.
- Lehigh: the University Committee on Discipline.
- Bucknell: the Board of Review on Academic Responsibility.
- Case Western Reserve: first-violation sanction protections.
- University of Rochester: the Board on Academic Honesty.
- Baylor: the Honor Council and Office of Academic Integrity.
Large Public Universities
- Ohio State: the Committee on Academic Misconduct.
- Penn State: academic integrity committees and the XF grade.
- Texas A&M: the Aggie Honor System.
- Arizona State: college-based integrity officers and the XE grade.
- University of Arizona: required workshops and automatic appeals.
- University of Michigan: LSA’s two resolution paths.
- Michigan State: Academic Dishonesty Reports.
- Indiana University: unit hearing boards.
- Purdue: OSRR and separate grade appeals.
- University of Illinois: instructor-led cases and appeal protections.
- UW–Madison: the UWS 14 process.
- University of Minnesota: scholastic dishonesty and the Office for Community Standards.
- University of Iowa: a three-tier CLAS system.
- University of Maryland: the XF grade and Honor Review.
- Rutgers: Academic Integrity Facilitators.
- University of Virginia: the student-run Honor System.
- University of Georgia: Facilitated Discussions.
- Georgia Tech: the Office of Student Integrity.
- Clemson: the Academic Integrity Committee.
- University of South Carolina: the Carolina Judicial Council.
- NC State: the RAIV form.
- University of Alabama: academic misconduct monitors.
- Auburn: its new Academic Integrity Policy.
- Ole Miss: the Academic Discipline Committee.
- University of Tennessee: hearing options including UAPA hearings.
- University of Kentucky: Academic Ombud appeals.
- LSU: Student Advocacy & Accountability referrals.
- CU Boulder: the Honor Code and attorney-advisors.
- University of Oregon: SCCS adjudication of grade penalties.
- University of Washington: conduct officers and full hearings.
University of California Campuses
- UCLA: the new interim Student Conduct Code.
- UC Berkeley: non-reportable warnings and the Center for Student Conduct.
- UC San Diego: the Academic Integrity Office and Review Board.
- UC Davis: Student Conduct and Integrity.
Don’t See Your School?
Many issues are the same everywhere, whatever the school. Our posts on whether you can bring a lawyer to an academic integrity hearing, the difference between an honor code and a student conduct code, and the academic misconduct glossary apply at most colleges.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does every university handle cheating cases the same way?
No. Some use student-run honor councils, some use central conduct offices, and some leave the first decision to the professor.
Can I bring an advisor to my college’s academic integrity hearing?
It depends on the school. Some allow an advisor of the student’s choice, including an attorney, while others limit advisors to the campus community.
Where can I find my school’s academic integrity process?
Find your school in this guide for a full explanation, and always check your school’s current official policy, which controls.
Getting Help With Your Case
Richard Asselta, a student defense attorney, advises students in academic integrity processes at colleges nationwide. Call 855-338-5299 or learn more about Richard Asselta.