Academic Honesty for Faculty

Responding to Plagiarism

How faculty handle academic dishonesty in the classroom is highly individual.

Some approaches include dealing with the student individually, or including the Division Chair, a Dean, or Student Affairs Judicial Office or designee.

The following outlines the procedure for due process if accused of cheating or plagiarism:

(a) A college instructor, after meeting or attempting to meet with the student and upon written notice to the student, may assign to the student a lower or failing grade for an individual project, test or paper or for the entire course;
(b) The student may meet with the division chair, who will work with the instructor and student on potential resolution(s);
(c) Followed by the dean of the division who may uphold or modify the instructor's action within limits.
(d) The vice-president for instruction (or designee), after consulting with the dean and meeting or attempting to meet with the student, may uphold or modify the instructor's decision. This is the final appeal of the process for a student to address academic dishonesty allegations.

Written notice of any academic discipline under this rule:

(a) shall be either delivered personally or mailed by first class mail to the student's last known address, within 30 calendar days after the later of the student misconduct or the date the misconduct was discovered or should have been discovered and
(b) shall advise the student or his/her right to due process and appeal (as noted above) under these procedures within twenty-one calendar days.