Academic Dishonesty

The college expects all students to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is beyond reproach. Students will be expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in their experiences in the classroom. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in academic work is subject to disciplinary action.
(1) The college and its official representatives may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of any form of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, the following:
      a. "Scholastic dishonesty" includes, but is not limited to, cheating on academic work,
             plagiarism, and collusion.
      b. Cheating on academic work includes:
        (a) Copying from another student's test paper or other academic work.
        (b) Using, during a test, materials not authorized by the person giving the test.
        (c) Collaborating, without authority, with another student during an examination or in
             preparing academic work.
        (d) Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting, in whole or part,       
             the contents of an unadministered test.
        (e) Substitution for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself,
             to take a test or prepare other academic work.
        (f) Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an unad-
             ministered test.
      c. "Plagiarism" means the appropriation of another's work and the unacknowledged 
           incorporation of that work in one's own written work offered for credit.
܀    d. "Collusion" means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written    
           work offered for credit.
(2) Procedures for discipline due to academic dishonesty shall be the same as in student disciplinary actions, except that all academic dishonesty actions shall be first considered and reviewed by the faculty member. If the student does not accept the decision of the faculty member, he/she may appeal the decision to the appropriate Department Chairperson, Dean of Instruction, or the Associate Vice-President for Instruction. If the student does not accept the decision of the appropriate Department Chairperson, Dean of Instruction, or the Associate Vice-President for Instruction, the student may then follow the normal disciplinary appeal procedures for a review of the decision.