AVILA UNIVERSITY 65 The instructor who discovers that a student has cheated or plagiarized has the right and duty to impose an appropriate sanction. The maximum sanction available to the instructor is to dismiss the student from class and administer an “F.” Lesser sanctions, appropriate for the offense, may be selected at the discretion of the instructor. An attempt must be made by each instructor to treat each offense in a consistent manner within the same course. Repeated offenses may result in dismissal from the university. After informing the student of the sanction, the instructor may (if this is a first offense) notify Academic Affairs as to the nature of the offense and the sanction imposed. After the student’s second offense, the instructor must notify Academic Affairs who will relate this confidential information to the academic advisor. For the third reported offense of cheating or plagiarizing, the student will be required to appear before the University Judicial Board. After hearing the case, this board has the right to impose a further sanction beyond that imposed by the instructor. The maximum sanction available to the University Judicial Board is to dismiss the student from the University for repeated offenses. Records of accumulated reported offenses of cheating and plagiarizing will be maintained in the Academic Affairs Office. When the student graduates from Avila University, these records will be destroyed. Program Changes and Withdrawals Program changes and withdrawals are official when forms that are available in the Registration and Student Records Office have been obtained, completed and returned by the student to that office. Students who do not attend or stop attending and who do not officially withdraw from a course by the date published in the class schedule will receive a final grade of “F.” All schedule cancellations or complete withdrawals will result in charges of $100.00 or $25.00 according  to  student  status;  all  other  changes  in  schedule  will  be  charged  $15.00  for  each change. There is no fee for changes made as a result of classes cancelled by the University. Credit Hours and Grading System Grades Points per credit hour A = Superior 4 B = Above Average 3 C = Average 2 D = Below Average 1 F = Failing 0 W = Withdrawal without academic assessment prior to the eleventh week of classes. Note: For policy on weekend classes, see section on weekend classes. AU = Audit. Courses may be taken for audit with the approval of the instructor. Students may change a credit course to audit prior to the eleventh week of classes; students may also change an audit course to credit with the permission of the instructor prior to the SECOND week of classes.  Students  auditing  a  course  are  required  to  meet  the  attendance  and  participation requirements of the course. If these requirements are not met, students will be withdrawn from