{"id":4532,"date":"2024-10-11T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/?page_id=4532"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:25:15","slug":"sanctions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"SANCTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

In general, sanctions will be proportionate to the severity of the violation(s) as determined in the discretion of the University.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Possible Sanctions<\/b><\/p>\n

The following sanctions may be assigned violations of the <\/span>Standards of Conduct<\/span><\/i>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Written Reprimand<\/b> \u2013 written reprimand from the Dean to the student, on whom the penalty is imposed, placed in the student\u2019s permanent university discipline record.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Written Warning<\/b> \u2013 written notification that further violations of any of the standards may result in more severe disciplinary action. A written warning may be imposed for a period of not more than one calendar year, and the warning period will expire after the determined amount of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Disciplinary Probation<\/b> \u2013 written notification that further violations of any section of these standards may result in further disciplinary action including but not limited to suspension. Disciplinary probation may be imposed for a determined amount of time based on egregiousness and will expire after said amount of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. University No Contact Directive<\/b> – Prohibits named students from contacting, emailing, telephoning, or otherwise disturbing each other in situations where there is reason to believe that an alleged violation of harassment policies, a physical altercation, and\/or Sexual Harassment may have occurred. A University No-Contact Directive can be issued to one\/all parties involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Bar Against Readmission<\/b> \u2013 written notification issued to a student who has left the University that they will not be allowed to re-enroll at the University until a pending discipline matter has been resolved. In the case of a serious violation, a notation of the discipline matter will be placed on a student\u2019s transcript until it is cleared. The penalty terminates on clearance of the discipline matter. Bar against readmission may also be imposed for a period of not more than two years.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Restitution<\/b> \u2013 reimbursement for damages caused by the student\u2019s conduct. Restitution may be monetary reimbursement or may take the form of appropriate service to repair or otherwise compensate for damages.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Disciplinary Fine<\/b> \u2013 The appropriate administrative party may impose monetary fines to fit the particular case. If the fine is not paid, it remains on the student\u2019s record as indebtedness to the University which renders the student ineligible to register for subsequent semesters.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Service Hours<\/b> \u2013 The appropriate administrative party may assign community service work to fit the particular case.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Suspension of Rights and Privileges<\/b> \u2013 an elastic penalty. The Dean of Students or designee or Discipline Committee may impose limitations to fit the particular case, which could include eviction from the residence facilities and\/or prohibition from entering or visiting any area of the campus.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Suspension of eligibility for official athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities<\/b> \u2013 The Dean of Students or designee or Discipline Committee may prohibit the student on whom this penalty is imposed from joining a registered organization; taking part in a registered organization\u2019s activity, or attending its meetings or functions; and from<\/span>
    \n<\/span>participating in an official athletic or nonathletic extracurricular activity. A suspension may be imposed under this Subsection for more than one calendar year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Removal from class\/lab<\/b> \u2013 may be imposed in a course in which the student was found responsible for severe or repeated disruption of class\/lab activities. The student will be banned from attending the class\/lab activities.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Cancellation of registration or denial of credit<\/b> \u2013 may be imposed in cases where the student is found responsible for withholding information relating to the student\u2019s admission, transfer credits, academic status, records, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Suspension from the University<\/b> \u2013 the student is suspended for a specified period of time. During the period of suspension, the University may prohibit the student on whom this penalty is imposed from taking or completing classes, from living in campus housing, from visiting the University campus without prior written approval of the Dean of Students or designee, from being initiated into an honorary, social or service organization, and from receiving credit from any college or university, public or private, for academic work done in residence or by correspondence or extension. A discipline suspension message will appear on the grade label of any student suspended for discipline reasons, and the student will receive F\u2019s for all courses in which he\/she is enrolled. The discipline message is removed at the end of the suspension period; however, the failing grades will remain.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Temporary Suspension until an administrative hearing can be held<\/b> \u2013 may be used in the event of a threat of safety to the University community, if a student refuses to answer a summons or in any case of student conduct which disrupts or may disrupt university activities or services.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Dismissal from the University<\/b> \u2013 A student is suspended for an indefinite period of time and may be readmitted only by action of the Discipline Committee. After a reasonable or specified period of time has passed, the student must petition the Discipline Committee or readmission. A letter addressed to the Committee chair must prove to the Committee that the actions for which the student was dismissed will not occur again, with documentation in support thereof. The Committee may ask the student to appear in person. The Committee may take any of the following actions:\u00a0<\/span>\n
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    1. deny the student\u2019s readmission;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. readmit the student on probation and with restrictions upon their campus privileges;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. readmit the student on probation only. If readmitted, no credit will be given for academic work done elsewhere during the suspension period.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In general, sanctions will be proportionate to the severity of the violation(s) as determined in the discretion of the University. Possible Sanctions The following sanctions may be assigned violations of the Standards of Conduct: Written Reprimand \u2013 written reprimand from the Dean to the student, on whom the penalty is imposed, placed in the student\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSANCTIONS - Student Policy and Procedure Manual<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/sanctions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SANCTIONS - Student Policy and Procedure Manual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In general, sanctions will be proportionate to the severity of the violation(s) as determined in the discretion of the University. 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