Academic dishonesty is a behavioral issue, not an issue of academic performance. As such, it is considered an act of misconduct and is subject to the College disciplinary process as defined in the Student Code of Conduct, which is found in the Student Handbook.

What Are Specific Acts of Academic Dishonesty?
As defined in the Student Code of Conduct, the following acts of Misconduct are acts of academic dishonesty:

1.    Cheating—intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise. The term academic exercise includes all forms of work submitted for credit or hours.

2.    Fabrication—intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise.

3.    Facilitating Academic Dishonesty—intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another to violate a provision of the institutional code of academic integrity.

4.    Plagiarism—the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment.

5.    Unauthorized Collaboration—intentionally sharing information or working together in an academic exercise when such actions are not approved by the course instructor.

(This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all acts of academic dishonesty, but is a guide to help instructors and students understand what constitutes academic dishonest.)