4.7 Academic Integrity
All students in the program must uphold the standards of academic integrity as defined in Article II, Section 1 of the Institute’s Academic Integrity Policy. Students, faculty, and staff are responsible for the honesty and integrity of their own academic work, including applications for admission, financial aid, in addition to any group or collaborative academic or clinical work attributed to them that is submitted for academic evaluation or credit in an academic course or program of study.
In addition to the Institute’s Academic Integrity policy, students are expected to act in a manner in line with the Program Values.
Academic Integrity Procedures
- Informal Resolutions
Faculty and administrators aim to address minor academic integrity issues informally when appropriate. Informal resolutions are designed to provide students with feedback and guidance to improve, rather than imposing punitive measures. For the first offense of academic misconduct, Institute faculty or administrators will issue an email warning to a student. Repercussions of these offenses may include required remediation and/or a grade penalty up to and including a failing grade in the course.
- Reporting Informal Resolutions: Faculty or administrators must report informal resolutions to the program director. The program director and program staff will be responsible for maintaining record of informal resolutions. Repeated informal violations may result in formal action.
- Documentation: Informal resolutions will not be added to a student’s permanent academic file but will be recorded to track patterns of behavior.
- Formal Resolutions
Formal resolution is pursued when:
- A pattern of violations exists.
- The breach in conduct is severe.
Formal resolutions will follow the Academic and Disciplinary Action Policy and procedures outlined in the Academic Integrity Policy.
- Hearing Committee
Formal resolutions will be heard by a Hearing Committee. The hearing committee will consist of a member of the program’s faculty and other members of the Institute’s faculty. Hearings may be convened to determine whether a violation has occurred, to discern the seriousness of a violation, and/or to decide on a course of disciplinary actions. Hearings will generally occur within 2 weeks of a violation being reported. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Committee will make a recommendation of sanctions to the Program Director. The Program Director will send written notification of the decision to the student, with any faculty of record cc’ed.
- Sanctions
Sanctions for violations that are resolved through the formal resolution process will be in accordance with those outlined in the Institute’s Academic Integrity Policy. Repercussions of these offenses may include a hearing, required remediation, a grade penalty up to and including a failing grade in the course, suspension from the prerequisites program, and/or dismissal from the MGH IHP.
- Appeals
⦁ Students who believe that the procedures, facts, or policies have been misinterpreted or that the decision was made arbitrarily may initiate an appeal after receiving an unfavorable response from the program. If you wish to initiate an appeal, you will need to submit a request in writing to kmace@mghihp.edu within ten (10) business days of written notice of the program decision.