Academic Honesty

The University adheres to the tenet that professional attitude begins in the classroom. For that reason, students and faculty of the University will not tolerate or commit any form of academic dishonesty.

Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations;
use of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments;
the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the university faculty or staff;
engaging in any behavior specifically prohibited by a faculty member in the course syllabus or class discussion;
unauthorized file sharing (authorized file sharing guidelines for a class are defined by the instructor); copying work or allowing work to be copied in whole or in part through any means (electronic copy, printed copy, manually-created copy, etc.);
collaboration beyond the scope that is allowed by the instructor;
using deceit to gain academic credit; plagiarism.

Acts of academic dishonesty are also defined as falsification of materials submitted for a grade, representation of another’s work as one’s own, or violation of test conditions as designated by the instructor. Academic dishonesty also includes: submitting false documentation for excused absence requests, or other deceit used to gain academic credit.

Note: This list is not exhaustive. To view the full version of the Student Code, please refer to the Student Handbook.