Conduct Checks and Holds
There are a few reasons why a conduct hold may have been placed on your account. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity (SCAI).
There are a few reasons why a conduct hold may have been placed on your account. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity (SCAI).
Why do I have a hold?
There is additional information that you need to submit due your application.
Florida Board of Governors Regulation 6.001, General Admissions, authorizes universities to refuse admission to applicants due to past misconduct.
If you indicated a positive response to the questions on your admission application regarding misconduct and/or criminal offenses you will see a "Judicial Hold” placed on your account. This prevents further progress with their application until the Admissions Clearance Process is completed and a recommendation is made to the Office of Admissions from the Admissions Clearance Committee.
Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action or do you currently have disciplinary charges pending by any educational institution for behavioral misconduct, such as fighting, suspension, etc.? If you checked "yes" to this question on your application, you will need to submit the following:
Note: If the incident you are disclosing was both an institutional and legal matter, you will need to provide documents pertaining to both processes.
You may attach and submit the required documents via the link below:
Have you ever been charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, or are you currently the subject of any criminal proceeding? If you clicked "yes" to this question on your application, you will need to submit the following:
Note: If the incident you are disclosing was both a legal and institutional matter, you will need to provide documents pertaining to both processes.
You may attach and submit the required documents via the link below:
Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action or do you currently have disciplinary charges pending by any educational institution for academic misconduct, such as cheating, plagiarism, etc.? If you checked "yes" to this question on your application, a "judicial hold" is placed on the application by the Office of Admissions.
UNDERGRADUATE APPLICANTS: If you checked "yes" to this question on your application, you will need to submit the following:
Note: If the incident you are disclosing was both an institutional and legal matter, you will need to provide documents pertaining to both processes.
You may attach and submit the required documents via the link below.
GRADUATE APPLICANTS: If you checked "yes" to this question on your application, you will need to contact: Ashley Mendez at 305-348-2455 for the appropriate procedures.
It is important to answer the conduct questions on the application accurately since providing false information on your admissions application may result in revocation of admission and/or issuance of charges under the FIU Student Conduct and Honor Code.
Once SCAI receives all necessary information, the application is reviewed an applicant’s materials may be referred to the SCAI Admissions Clearance Committee. Depending on the situation, the Committee may request further information. The Committee will make a recommendation which is communicated by SCAI to the appropriate Admissions Office (Undergraduate or Graduate Admissions). The SCAI Admissions Clearance Committee meets on a monthly basis.
The SCAI Director or designee and/or the SCAI Admissions Clearance Committee make a recommendation only. The Office of Admissions makes the final determination on an applicant’s admission status.
The following recommendations are generally made to the respective Admissions Office (note that this is not an exhaustive list):
The Office of Admissions will decide whether to accept or reject the recommendation from SCAI. The Office of Admissions will communicate to the applicant in writing. All communication regarding an application’s final decision should be directed to Undergraduate Admissions or Graduate Admissions.
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 SW 8th Street, GC 311
Miami, FL 33199
Phone 305-348-3939
Fax: 305-348-6477
conduct@fiu.edu