For specific rules regarding the procedures for unprofessional conduct, please refer to the departmental or program student handbook. In general, for issues that are not satisfactorily resolved between the instructor and student, the following guidelines should be followed for unprofessional conduct:
Step 1. The student will have been identified as violating an established standard of professional conduct/judgment or moral/ethical behavior, and the department chair or program director will have been notified.
Step 2. The department chair or program director will meet with the individual(s) making the allegation and the student's faculty advisor to review the available information and determine the veracity of the allegations.
Step 3. The department chair, student, and faculty advisor, whenever possible, will meet as promptly as possible after the alleged incident. The department chair will report to the student the facts and available information and will seek to authenticate or clarify the allegations where possible. If it is determined that there is no basis for the allegation, no further action will be taken.
Step 4. If it is determined that there is a basis for the allegation and that further investigation is necessary, a preliminary hearing of the departmental Committee on Progress and Promotions will be convened to review the allegations and recommend a course of action. The department chair will inform the student and the dean in writing of the preliminary hearing and the following:
a) Date
b) Name of student
c) Nature of the allegations
d) Date of alleged incident/occurrence
e) Professional attributes that allegedly violate standards: skill, behavior,
judgment, ethical values, etc.
For more information regarding the procedures for handling instances of unprofessional conduct, see the current departmental student handbook, University Catalog and the College of Health Sciences Rules for Governance.
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