Suspected Academic Dishonesty Outside of the Classroom
The College requires that standards of academic integrity and academic honesty be upheld outside the classroom as well as inside the classroom. If a student is suspected of committing an act of academic dishonesty outside of the classroom (in a lab, the Library, the Learning Center, etc.) the student will be subject to the following:
The person who believes that academic dishonesty took place will gather all available evidence and forward it to the instructor of record for the class in question. The instructor will then confront the student with the evidence and follow the steps as outlined above (see Initial Response of Instructor).
Student Rights
As with any disciplinary case, a student has certain rights. These rights are:
1. The right of Due Process, where the student is notified of the accusations, is presented with the evidence related to the accusations, and has the opportunity to respond to the evidence and present his/her own evidence.
2. The right to have each determination based upon a preponderance of evidence (that it is more likely than not that the action took place).
3. The right that the sanction(s) be fitting for the violation.