3.2 Academic Freedom
3.2 Academic Freedom
Board of Trustee Approval: August 6, 2007
Revised: October 1, 2012
Revised: October 1, 2012
In carrying out their professional duties, SCC faculty should affirm two important
principles: academic freedom and academic integrity. SCC faculty have the freedom to manage the learning environment of assigned courses
as long as the integrity of the education is assured. Students will be afforded a
quality educational experience where learning is encouraged, evaluations are substantive
and meaningful, and grades are awarded fairly. Sandhills Community College will create
and support institutional programs to advance academic freedom, academic honesty,
and academic integrity.
Academic freedom entitles faculty to freedom in the classroom in presentations and
discussions of the subject matter of the course. Implicit within academic freedom
are the requirements of academic integrity that include the responsibility of faculty
members to conduct their research and classes in manners consistent with generally
accepted levels of professionalism, rigor, scholarship, and fairness.