Academic Honesty and Integrity

All students are expected to be honest in their academic work and to display integrity in the demonstration of their achieved competencies. Cheating, which is the willful decision on the part of students to be dishonest in the representation of the work of others as their own, is unacceptable behavior. Faculty members establish standards of behavior that are consistent with the principles of honesty. If a student is found guilty of giving or receiving help in an examination or is guilty of deliberate plagiarism in the submission of a project, he/she will receive a grade of zero in the examination or on the project. Other penalties may be imposed as mandated by departmental policies and as dictated by specific circumstances.