Academic Integrity
Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 PRINT PAGE

An instructor may dismiss or suspend from a class any student who is disruptive, who violates university regulation, or who engages in academic dishonesty. Students who engage in academic dishonesty or disruptive behavior may be reported to the department chair and to the appropriate academic dean who will issue letters outlining the action taken to the student, the instructor, and the department chair of his/her declared major. If deemed appropriate, the student may be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs for university disciplinary action.

Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to:
a. any use of external assistance during an examination
b. any intentional falsification or invention of data or citation in an academic exercise
c. and any form of plagiarism

Plagiarism and academic dishonesty include but are not limited to the following behaviors:

a. using any part of another's work without acknowledgement of the source
b. using a paper in more than one class without the instructor’s permission
c. using another’s homework or take-home exams for academic credit without the consent of the instructor
d. and accessing or sharing restricted information through electronic means without the consent of the instructor

Students who violate any of the above will be subject to the following guidelines:

a. The faculty member may assign a grade of “F” to the assignment.
b. The faculty member may drop the student from the class with a grade of “F;” no “W” or “WP” grades will be assigned in these cases.
c. Offenses of any of the above may result in the suspension from the university or other disciplinary action.

To determine academic integrity, a faculty member may use various means, including plagiarism software.