Academic Honesty
Sandhills Community College believes that the pursuit of knowledge
requires honesty. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to the
following:
- Copying the work of another.
- Collaboration: Working with another person on a test, examination,
or paper without expressed authorization and without indicating that
collaboration has occurred.
- Plagiarism: The representation of the work of another person as
one’s own; the failure to cite the source of an idea, information, or
words that come from someone other than the author of the paper or
the exam.
- Use of books, notes and/or electronic devices in examinations
without the explicit permission of the professor.
Penalties for academic dishonesty may include the following:
- Zero grade on the test or assignment on which cheating occurs.
- Failing grade for the course.
- Failing grade and immediate dismissal from the course.
When a student is accused of academic dishonesty, the resolution of the
accusation is between the professor and the student. If the solution is
unsatisfactory, there is an inherent right to appeal. The appeal shall be in
accordance with the Student Grievance Procedure.
