Southern New Hampshire University.

What SNHU's own pages say about how cases proceed

Who may be present

“A student may have a faculty or staff advisor present at the hearing.” On recording, the handbook addresses only the University's own: “A hearing officer or disciplinary board may audio or video record the hearing if it is deemed appropriate.” Both come from the handbook's general hearing guidelines in the Student Conduct Process; the Academic Integrity Process section does not restate them. — Student Handbook 2026–2027 (document modified Sep 18, 2026; retrieved Sep 29, 2026) · SNHU Student Handbook 2026–2027 (PDF)

What follows on the record

On disclosure to outside agencies: “Only notices of probation, suspension, or dismissal will be included in the student’s record unless the outside agency specifically requests all formal sanctions.” On the lightest outcome: “An educational letter is part of a student’s record in case a similar violation occurs in the future, though it is not reported as a violation should an outside agency inquire about a student’s conduct record.” Transcript notation for an academic-integrity finding is not stated in the sources reviewed. — Student Handbook 2026–2027, Conduct Records and Additional Sanctions (document modified Sep 18, 2026; retrieved Sep 29, 2026) · SNHU Student Handbook 2026–2027 (PDF)

The two questions an adviser raises first, answered from this institution’s own published documents — or recorded as not stated in them.

From the Student Handbook's Academic Integrity Process, which by its own terms “applies to all students enrolled in courses online, in person,” and in competency-based programs and professional development courses. For online courses:

For campus courses, the handbook sets a different first step and separates informal from formal cases:

On the standard of proof, from the handbook's hearing guidelines:

On appeals, the Student Conduct Process states that a student “found in violation of the Student Code of Conduct or Academic Integrity Policy may file a written appeal,” and:

The campus process adds: “If the student initiates an appeal, the Associate Dean/Dean will coordinate with the Office of Community Standards for a review of the appeal within 10 business days.” Source for all of the above: SNHU Student Handbook 2026–2027 (PDF) (document modified Sep 18, 2026; retrieved Sep 29, 2026).

The Shapiro Library's guide for online instructors, instructor-facing and quoted because it describes the process a student experiences, states: “A student conduct and academic integrity manager will review the report filed and any documentation submitted by the instructor to determine if there was a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy.” and “If there was a policy violation, your student will receive a letter via their SNHU email.” (guide metadata dated Mar 11, 2026; retrieved Sep 29, 2026) · Online Instructors — Academic Integrity, Shapiro Library.

What any of this means for a particular case is for the institution and its process to determine.

Revision history of this page

2026-09-29 — Page created at the owner's direction, in an attended session, from SNHU's Deferred entry in QUEUE.md; the owner directed the build to proceed without the step-2 disqualification check gating it. All quotations retrieved this date from first-party sources: the SNHU Student Handbook 2026–2027 (PDF, document modified Sep 18, 2026), the Shapiro Library FAQ on plagiarism checkers (last updated Aug 25, 2026), the library's Plagiarism Checkers guide page (metadata Sep 17, 2026), the library's Online Instructors guide (metadata Mar 11, 2026), and the Artificial Intelligence at SNHU page (no on-page date). The AI page returns HTTP 403 to plain fetches and was read in a browser; that read is retained with the packet. Detector sweep: the named-vendor list recorded in section 01, over snhu.edu, the Shapiro Library guides and FAQ, and the Student Handbook; only Turnitin appears, described as a similarity checker. Categories that came back empty or unreachable: no LMS tool list, IT service catalogue or faculty-training page was publicly reachable (Brightspace help, the ServiceNow portal and the COLT SharePoint site require SNHU sign-in). Ombuds: no ombuds or student-advocacy office located on SNHU's own pages. An SNHU ombuds FAQ hosted by an outside firm (mwi.org) describes a program for SNHU staff and faculty, run by a team based outside SNHU; it is not first-party and does not serve students generally, so it is not presented. Deliberate omissions: the handbook's student-organization conduct process (it says no student or advisor may record, but it is scoped to student organizations) and the Title IX provisions. Internet Archive captures: to be added. Reviewer: Carrie Schluter (review confirmed 2026-09-29).

2026-10-06 — Internet Archive captures requested on 2026-09-30 by an automated capture pass and recorded this date; no human review is claimed for this entry. No quotation, date, finding or link above was changed by it. Each capture below was requested through Save Page Now and then confirmed to play back. Captures added: What is a plagiarism checker and where can I find one? — SNHU Library FAQ → https://web.archive.org/web/20260930105233/https://libanswers.snhu.edu/faq/75352; Online Instructors — Academic Integrity, Shapiro Library → https://web.archive.org/web/20260930105306/https://libguides.snhu.edu/academicintegrity/onlineinstructors; Plagiarism Checkers — Citing Your Sources, Shapiro Library → https://web.archive.org/web/20260930105339/https://libguides.snhu.edu/c.php?g=92369&p=3680090; SNHU Student Handbook 2026–2027 → https://web.archive.org/web/20260930105408/https://pages.snhu.edu/students/handbooks/Student_Handbook.pdf; Artificial Intelligence at SNHU — Policy, Vision & FAQs → https://web.archive.org/web/20260930105431/https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/ai-at-snhu.

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