Student Handbook Academic Honesty Policy

The purpose of this policy is to encourage a mature attitude toward learning, to establish sound academic morale, and to discourage illegitimate aid with examinations, class assignments, and laboratory work.

Cheating is defined as using or attempting to us, giving or attempting to give, obtaining or attempting to obtain products or prepared materials, information about a quiz or examination, or copies of work that a student is assigned to do alone and not in collaboration with others. Plagiarism (copying) of written work is also considered an infraction of this policy.

Students are required to present their own work except under circumstances where the instructor has requested or approved the joint efforts of a group of students.

The penalty for a first offense of willful cheating will be a grade of zero for the assignment. Cheating on a quiz or examination may mean failure of the course. The student may appeal any decision to the Program Director or Department Head.