Academic integrity is expected of all students. Students are expected to avoid dishonest means to complete assignments and tests. This includes plagiarism or cheating.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as representing another person's ideas, writings, or other intellectual property as one's own without properly citing the original creator. This includes:
- Directly copying sections of text, images, or other materials from any source - print, digital, or other students - without using quotation marks and attributing the source.
- Paraphrasing or summarizing the work of others without properly citing the source.
- Re-using significant portions of one's prior work without the permission of the instructor.
- Using information from generative AI tools to create work without explicit permission from the instructor.
- Submitting work that has been partially or fully authored by someone else, whether through a paid service or obtained for free.
Cheating
Students are expected to demonstrate integrity by not giving or receiving information during any test or examination, or on any other individual assignment unless the professor so specifies. Past tests or term papers should not be distributed to other students without the express permission of the teacher.
Penalties for Academic Dishonesty
Generally, in instances involving academic dishonesty, the professor in collaboration with the Vice President of Academics will apply the following penalties, which are cumulative across all courses.
- First Offense — Warning and redoing the assignment (with or without a grade penalty)
- Second Offense — Failing the Assignment
- Third Offense — Failing the Class
- Fourth Offense —Dismissal from the school.
Any student accused of academic dishonesty may appeal in writing to the vice president of academics, who will convene the appeals committee to review the case.