What happens if a student who is already on Disciplinary Probation commits another violation?
A student who commits another violation while already on Disciplinary Probation, or who violated any conditions of the Probation, is subject to further disciplinary action, normally in the form of Suspension or Dismissal from the University. (link to Section 105.03 of the UC Policies) Even if the Probation has ended, if the student commits another violation similar to the first, the prior offense applies in sanctioning the new offense. For example, if a student who was originally placed on Probation for two years for plagiarism is reported three years later for a similar violation (failing to cite sources in a paper), the student is subject to Suspension or Dismissal. If the student is reported for a different kind of offense after the Probation ends (e.g., the original Probation was for alcohol, and the new report is for cheating), the first violation is not used in assigning a sanction for the new violation unless the student was still on Probation at the time the offense occurred.
