School policy · checked October 19, 2026
Score alone is not enough
Official faculty guidance lists 'rely solely on AI detection scores to make academic integrity decisions' under Don't, and says detection is a starting point for inquiry, not a punishment shortcut. A UHD senior won his own AI-accusation appeal in October 2026.
“DON'T: Rely solely on AI detection scores to make academic integrity decisions”
Status source: the school’s own published page — read it · checked October 19, 2026.
We could not verify University of Houston–Downtown's response or appeal window from published text we trust, so we do not print one. Ask the conduct office for your date in writing today, and meanwhile plan on the checker's planning deadline — five business days from your notice — rather than waiting on any website, including this one.
Run the free checker for the planning date and your evidence order.
Most schools decide these cases at a hearing or a formal meeting — a panel, an honor council, or a conduct officer. Your notice letter names yours; if it doesn't, ask the conduct office in writing who decides and in what format.
University of Houston–Downtown's own guidance says a score cannot carry a case alone. Hold the school to its own rule — politely, by quoting it — and make the rest of the case about your evidence binder, which is what a panel can actually weigh.
Next steps: count your deadline in the free checker, build from the evidence list, and compare schools in the full table.
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