<p>My professor have accused me of cheating on the final exam.
The professor claimed that I was looking at another student's exam while taking the exam.
I did not look at another student's exam and i definitely did not cheat. I tried to talk to her, but she doesn't believe me.
She passed this incident to the judicial board. What can i do to prove that i did not cheat? </p>
<p>This class is the prerequisite for another class. and because of this incident, i have been dropped from the class. I am really upset. I feel so helpless. Please let me know what i can do.</p>
<p>Go to the student handbook (probably available online). There’s probably an explanation of the procedure for an allegation of academic dishonesty. There may also be one on elsewhere on the college or university website so you should search for “academic dishonesty.” The odds are good that your first step is going to be meeting with the professor. Ask her how to challenge the charge of cheating. </p>
<p>As for the penalty, I don’t know what school you attend, or what the general culture around punishing cheaters is, so I don’t know what penalties are likely. If, however, a hearing were automatic, the odds are that he’d have told you when and where, or that he’d get back to you with the details. So I suspect that you will not have a hearing unless you request one by challenging the instructor’s allegation that you cheated or other penalties imposed. And I don’t believe I’ve heard of a case in which a student was suspended or expelled without a hearing first. </p>
<p>If you have a clean academic record, you’ll probably be fine</p>