AIHC School of Biblical Studies strives to maintain a positive learning environment where everyone is responsible and held accountable for their own actions. Along with complying to the overall mission of the school, students must also follow the Academic Integrity and Student Behavior guidelines. For more information regarding code of conduct, view the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
1. Academic Integrity
AIHC School of Biblical Studies is a bible learning community that fosters the pursuit and spirit of excellence. It is important that the school preserves the quality of education offered to its students. All members of this community have a responsibility to create an atmosphere that will support the academic integrity. Violation of academic integrity such as cheating, plagiarism, and falsification will result in immediate action from the school officials.
2. Student Behavior
All students are always required to behave and act responsibly. The students of AIHC School of Biblical Studies commit themselves to acting accordingly with the Association's beliefs and principles. They must follow the values that include academic honesty, personal integrity and respect for their fellow peers, faculty, and staff.
Dismissal
If any student is incompliant with the rules and regulations of AIHC School of Biblical Studies that exhibit behaviors that disrupts and interrupts the institution's learning environment, the student will be disciplined accordingly which may lead to expulsion. Behaviors that warrant disciplinary action are stated in the course catalog, student handbook, and code of student rights and responsibilities.
The behaviors include, but not limited to, the following:
1. If a student is found responsible by his or her professor/instructor for committing academic misconduct, he or she may request a review by the Dean within five business days of receiving the notice of the professor/instructor decision. The involved parties will present their information to support their case. After a thorough review of the material presented, the Dean will do the following:
a. Uphold the action taken by the professor/instructor
b. Modify the action taken by the professor/instructor
2. A student may request an appeal of the decision of the Dean by submitting a letter of appeal in writing to the Academic Integrity Committee within five days of the Dean’s decision. The Trustee Board will then schedule an appeal hearing before the Academic Integrity Committee.
3. If a professor/instructor has deferred the disciplinary action to the Academic Integrity Committee, a student may appeal the decision of the Academic Integrity Committee by submitting a letter in writing to the Trustee Board within five business days of receiving the Academic Integrity Committee’s decision.
Appeal Process for Misconduct
If the student(s) disputes the alleged charges or sanctions, he or she has the right to appeal. A student who appeals must submit it in writing to the Dean. The appeal must include the basis for the appeal and must be received within 3 calendar days after a student has been notified of the imposed sanction. An appeal will be based on the following conditions:
1. The sanction imposed is grossly disproportionate to the offense.
2. The decision was not supported by substantial evidence.
3. New evidence has become available that would significantly alter the results.
1. Academic Integrity
AIHC School of Biblical Studies is a bible learning community that fosters the pursuit and spirit of excellence. It is important that the school preserves the quality of education offered to its students. All members of this community have a responsibility to create an atmosphere that will support the academic integrity. Violation of academic integrity such as cheating, plagiarism, and falsification will result in immediate action from the school officials.
2. Student Behavior
All students are always required to behave and act responsibly. The students of AIHC School of Biblical Studies commit themselves to acting accordingly with the Association's beliefs and principles. They must follow the values that include academic honesty, personal integrity and respect for their fellow peers, faculty, and staff.
Dismissal
If any student is incompliant with the rules and regulations of AIHC School of Biblical Studies that exhibit behaviors that disrupts and interrupts the institution's learning environment, the student will be disciplined accordingly which may lead to expulsion. Behaviors that warrant disciplinary action are stated in the course catalog, student handbook, and code of student rights and responsibilities.
The behaviors include, but not limited to, the following:
- Physical harm or abuse to another student, faculty, or staff member
- Verbal threats or intimidation to provoke reasonable fear of a person's safety
- Academic Misconduct
- Sexual Battery or Misconduct
- Vandalism
- Theft
1. If a student is found responsible by his or her professor/instructor for committing academic misconduct, he or she may request a review by the Dean within five business days of receiving the notice of the professor/instructor decision. The involved parties will present their information to support their case. After a thorough review of the material presented, the Dean will do the following:
a. Uphold the action taken by the professor/instructor
b. Modify the action taken by the professor/instructor
2. A student may request an appeal of the decision of the Dean by submitting a letter of appeal in writing to the Academic Integrity Committee within five days of the Dean’s decision. The Trustee Board will then schedule an appeal hearing before the Academic Integrity Committee.
3. If a professor/instructor has deferred the disciplinary action to the Academic Integrity Committee, a student may appeal the decision of the Academic Integrity Committee by submitting a letter in writing to the Trustee Board within five business days of receiving the Academic Integrity Committee’s decision.
Appeal Process for Misconduct
If the student(s) disputes the alleged charges or sanctions, he or she has the right to appeal. A student who appeals must submit it in writing to the Dean. The appeal must include the basis for the appeal and must be received within 3 calendar days after a student has been notified of the imposed sanction. An appeal will be based on the following conditions:
1. The sanction imposed is grossly disproportionate to the offense.
2. The decision was not supported by substantial evidence.
3. New evidence has become available that would significantly alter the results.
Conditions for Readmission
Disciplinary Suspension: The denial of enrollment, attendance, and other privileges at the college for a specified period. In cases where a student is suspended for the duration of the school year, clearance for re-enrollment must be received from the Dean of the school. A student who has been issued a disciplinary suspension sanction may be prohibited from visiting on campus or attending all social functions and is deemed “not eligible to return” to the college during the suspension period. The suspension period will follow a period of disciplinary probation. A student may be allowed to reapply for admission upon the termination of the period with or without conditions/restrictions.
Expulsion: The dismissal of a student from the college without the ability to apply for re-enrollment. Expulsion requires approval of the president and chancellor. A student who has been expelled is deemed “not eligible to return” to the college for a period of one academic school year. After that one-year period, the student may be allowed to reapply for admission.
Expulsion: The dismissal of a student from the college without the ability to apply for re-enrollment. Expulsion requires approval of the president and chancellor. A student who has been expelled is deemed “not eligible to return” to the college for a period of one academic school year. After that one-year period, the student may be allowed to reapply for admission.