Did you receive a notice stating you may have been involved in a violation of the Student Code of Conduct? First, take a deep breath! Second, read the notice carefully to ensure you know your Hearing Officer’s name and when/where your Hearing Process will be held.
Contact your Hearing Officer ASAP if you need to reschedule your appointment. Bring questions you have to your meeting and your Officer will be sure to answer them.
Read through the guide below to understand what you can expect to happen before, during and after the hearing process.
Before Your Hearing
After you’ve been notified of your Hearing, consider getting advice from a Respondent Advisor. Advisors can be anyone you choose, but the Conduct Programs also provide trained Respondent Advisors who volunteer to help students. You can simply talk with them, or ask them to attend hearings with you as a listener. The main goal of the Respondent Advisor Program is to help students navigate the Conduct/Academic Appeal Process and higher-level or repeated misconduct violations (especially those that may potentially result in suspension and/or expulsion through process).
Contact a Respondent Advisor
During Your Hearing
Most conduct incidents are addressed through lower-level meetings, also known as Administrative Conferences. In these meetings, you will connect with a Hearing Officer to share your perspective of the incident in question, and the Hearing Officer will ask you questions in order to get a complete understanding of the situation. All students may invite one support person/advisor to attend any conduct meeting or hearing.
After Your Hearing
Receive Decision
Regardless of the Hearing Officer’s decision, you will receive a letter within 10 business days via your Boise State email account notifying you of the outcome of the Administrative Conference.
Should your conduct incident be addressed through a formal Conduct Administrative Hearing or Conduct Board Hearing, a Student Conduct Administrator will be in touch to provide you additional details regarding the conduct process and timeline (also outlined in Student Code of Conduct, Section 6).
Complete Sanctions or Submit an Appeal
Following your hearing decision, you may choose to complete sanctions or submit an appeal.
Students found in violation of the Student Code of Conduct are able to appeal the violation and/or the sanction(s) within 10 business days of the outcome notice. In order to file an appeal, you must:
The appeal form and typed statement must be submitted by the date stated in the original decision letter. Late appeals will not be considered. Please send all appeal materials to srr@boisestate.edu.
Once the appeal is received by the Office of the Dean of Students, it will be reviewed by a Hearing Officer and a decision will be rendered within 10 business days of review. For incidents which have resulted in suspension or expulsion, appeals will be reviewed by the next convening Appeal Board (composed of 5 members, including a combination of faculty, staff, and students).