Integrity is expected of every student in all academic work. The guiding
principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the
student's own. Students engaging in academic dishonesty diminish their
education and bring discredit to the academic community. Students shall not
violate the Code of Academic Integrity and shall avoid situations likely to
compromise academic integrity. Students shall observe the provisions of the
Code whether or not faculty members establish special rules of academic
integrity for particular classes. Failure of faculty to prevent cheating does
not excuse students from compliance with the Code.
Conduct prohibited by the Code consists of all forms of academic
dishonesty, including, but not limited to: cheating, fabrication, facilitating
academic dishonesty, and plagiarism as set out and defined in the Code of
Conduct, modifying any academic work for the purpose of obtaining additional
credit after such work has been submitted to the supervising faculty member
unless the supervising faculty member approves such alterations; failure to
observe rules of academic integrity established by a faculty member for a
particular course; and attempting to commit any act prohibited by the Code.
Any attempt to commit an act prohibited by these rules shall be subject to
sanctions to the same extent as completed acts. The procedures for reviewing a
suspected violation follow:
Faculty-Student Conference. The faculty member must confer with the
student within 15 working days of his/her being informed of a suspected
violation.
Appeal to Department Head. The student must appeal to the Department
Head within ten working days of notification of the imposition of sanctions
and recommendations for suspension or expulsion. The Department Head shall
render a decision within 15 working days.
University Hearing Board. The student must appeal to the University
Hearing Board within ten working days of notification that the Department Head
has upheld the sanction or that the faculty member refuses to accept the
Department Head's recommendation that sanction(s) be rescinded. The University
Hearing Board shall convene within 30 working days of the time the student
files the appeal.
For a more detailed outline of procedures, see the complete
Code of
Academic Integrity (scroll down through the table of contents listed in
the left frame to find the link to the Code of Academic Integrity).
Copies are also available in the Dean of Students office, Rm. 203 Old Main.