Sample letter of referral

Case of cheating

[Date]

Dean of Students

College of the Canyons

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Dear Dean [ ]:

It has come to my attention that a student cheated on a [course title] exam administered on [date].

The student involved is [name] [student ID #].

On [date], I administered the [course title] exam. I noticed one student, [name of student], looking at another student's paper, [name of other student]. I did not interrupt the exam, but noted the seating pattern (see enclosed), and compared the two exams afterwards. Twenty-five of the 27 answers are identical, including short answers that are incorrect; there are several similar spelling errors. I have enclosed copies of both exams. I then compared the two exams to the rest of the exams and found that no one else in the course had made some of the errors which appeared on both of these papers.

I called [name] in to see me once I suspected the violation, and he/she denied copying anything. I informed him/her that I would assign a temporary grade of NR (no report) and was referring the matter to your office for resolution.

Should you need to contact me, I can be reached at ….

Sincerely,