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Academics

Policy on Cheating

Definition

Cheating shall be defined as a student’s unauthorized use of any materials, aids, information or assistance in doing any work required as part of a course.

  1. Any student guilty of cheating will be reported in writing to:
    • The department head and the dean of the college of the course involved;
    • The department head and the dean of the college in the student’s major. 
       
  2. Any student found guilty of cheating may receive, at the discretion of the instructor, a failing grade in the course. 
     
  3. Disciplinary action for cheating may include:
    • suspension for one or more semesters;
    • exclusion from selected programs of study;
    • permanent expulsion from the University. 
       
  4. Procedures for implementing Policies 1 and 3 (when action is recommended) shall be the responsibility of the appropriate academic unit.

All students accused of cheating have the right of appeal through normal channels.