Institutional Policies Academic Honesty:

Effective learning may involve differences of opinion and views between the student and faculty. Students are responsible, however, for learning the content of course of study outlined by the instructor, regardless of how the student feels privately. This attainment for content must be reached in an honest and forthright manner. Students who compromise the integrity of the academic process are subject to disciplinary action on the part of the college.
Students who have been accused of violating a standard of honesty may protect themselves with a series of appeal processes and are assured of due process and procedure. A student may appeal faculty and administration decisions concerning academic honesty. The first step is with the Division Dean, who, if necessary, may inform the student of further steps in the procedure. These can include appeals to the Vice President for Student Services and College President if the student deems this necessary.

Violations Include:

• Cheating, in any form, whether in formal examinations or elsewhere.
• Plagiarism, using the work of others as ones own without assigning proper credit to the source.
• Misrepresentation of any work done in the classroom or in preparation for a class.
• Alteration of any documents pertaining to academic records.
• Disruptive behavior in a course of study or abusiveness toward faculty or fellow students.

Students violating such standards must accept the consequences which may include a failing grade, suspension or dismissal from the class or college.

Incompletes: If a student who has been making a passing grade cannot complete the work in a course due to illness (or other sufficient reason), an instructor, at his/her discretion, may enter an "I" temporarily on the student's record at the end of the term when the final grade roster is submitted. It is the student's responsibility to initiate the verbal or written contract with the instructor. The "I" will change to an "F" if the work is not completed within the first 6 weeks of the following semester (excluding summer), unless an extension of time is granted by the agreement of the appropriate dean and the instructor of the course. The student is entirely responsible for completing the work which will remove the "I."

Special Needs Statement: Anyone needing information concerning special needs should contact your instructor or the Special Needs Coordinator at 316.322.3321 or 316.733.3321.