City, University of London Senate Regulation 19 Assessment Regulations 2018/19

34.4Sanctions

The range of sanctions that may be considered by an Academic Misconduct Panel are outlined in Appendix 3.

The selection of the sanction to be recommended to the Assessment Board is a matter of academic judgement and will depend on the level of academic misconduct and will take into account the following facts:

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  The instance of the misconduct (first or subsequent) and the nature of any previous offence(s).
  
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  The extent of the misconduct.
  
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  Whether the misconduct was deliberately fraudulent.
  

The following circumstances may also influence the Panel’s recommended choice of sanction:

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  The effect a sanction would have on the student’s ability to enter their chosen profession.
  
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  The student’s year of study.
  
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  The nature of the Module (number of credits, structure, aggregation formula).
  
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  Any Extenuating Circumstances.
  

The reasons for the recommendation must be clearly recorded in the report to the Assessment Board. The Panel must also make clear the rationale for any deviations from the usual sanctions for a particular type of misconduct.

In addition to the sanctions in Appendix 3, the Panel may recommend that the student undergo training in good academic practice.
Where the Panel considers that the case is serious enough to warrant a sanction greater than those it is able to recommend, it may recommend that the case is dealt with under City’s Student Discipline Regulations (Senate Regulation 13). The Panel may recommend a sanction it considers to be appropriate for consideration by the Disciplinary Panel, including any of those listed in the Student Discipline Regulations. A note will be made on the student’s record and the Panel will inform the Assessment Board of the referral to the Disciplinary Panel and the recommendation made to it. If the student has broken the law, law enforcement may occur.
Where Programmes are PSRB-accredited and a student is found to have committed academic misconduct, the disciplinary and/or conduct procedures of the PSRB may apply in addition to those of City.