Charges of academic fraud against students are subject to the University's policy on academic fraud when the Office of the Provost determines that the regulations of the external sponsors (e.g., the federal government) are involved. In all other cases, charges of academic fraud against students are subject to this academic fraud policy only to the extent that they involve dissertations of students who have received their degrees, or work published or submitted for publication; other charges of academic fraud by students are subject to the University's area disciplinary system.