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AC Committee on Student Conduct and Capacity

The Academic Council Committee on Student Conduct and Capacity (ACCSCC) provides oversight of the management and operational processes relating to student discipline, fitness to practice and continuation.

Committee Support: Ms. Ewa Szczupak, Student Engagement, Conduct, Complaints and Appeals Office | (opens in a new window)ewa.szczupak@ucd.ie

ACCSCC Meeting Schedule 2025/2026

Submission Deadline  Meeting Date
Monday 13 October 2025
Monday 3 November 2025; 11am-12.30pm
Monday 26 January 2026
Tuesday, 11 February 2026, 2-3.30pm
Monday 2 March 2026
Monday 23 March 2026, 11am-12.30pm

The ACCSCC shall:

1. Maintain oversight of student discipline, capacity to study and fitness to practise policies and processes.

2. Make recommendations to the Registrar and the Academic Council in relation to any issues or opportunities for enhancement identified arising from the monitoring and review of student disciplinary, capacity to study fitness to practise policies and processes.

3. Monitor the processes under its remit to ensure they are operated in an efficient and timely manner.

4. Receive reports from Schools and committees established to hear student cases.

5. Establish such and so many sub-committees as necessary to effectively execute its function.

6. Review and approve the proposed new Student Fitness to Practise statements and revisions to the existing statements, and maintain a Register of Programmes subject to Student Fitness to Practise Policy. 

Contact the UCD University Secretariat

Tierney Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 (1) 716 1279 (general enquiries) | E: univsec@ucd.ie