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Academic Dishonesty
- Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Cheating on examinations
- Plagiarism, i.e. the use of the words or ideas of others, whether borrowed, purchased or otherwise obtained, without crediting the source.
- Willingly collaborating with others in any of the above actions which result(s) in work being submitted which is not the student's own.
- Stealing examinations, falsifying academic records and other such offenses.
- Submitting work previously presented in another course without permission of instructor.
- Unauthorized duplication of computer software.
- If based on substantial evidence an instructor deems that a student is guilty of academic dishonesty, the instructor may initiate disciplinary action.
- The instructor may require that the student repeat the assignment or the examination.
- The instructor may give the student a failing grade for the assignment or the examination.
- The instructor may give the student a failing grade for the course.
- The student may appeal the decision of the instructor, in writing, to the instructor's department head.
- If a student appeals the decision, the department head will attempt to resolve the matter equitably.
- If the matter cannot be resolved by the department head, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the Dean of Academic Affairs.
- The Dean of Academic Affairs shall give the student an opportunity to be heard at a time and place to be designated by the Dean of Academic Affairs.
- The student shall be granted the opportunity to provide witnesses when appearing before the Dean of Academic Affairs, or the Dean's designee.
- The decision of the Dean of Academic Affairs is final in cases of academic dishonesty.
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