Bellin College students are responsible to pursue their studies with integrity and honesty. Failure to do so is considered academic misconduct. Academic misconduct includes the active and/or passive participation in giving or taking information, allowing information to be given or to be taken from an unauthorized or unacknowledged source in a situation where individual performance is required.
Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to:
- Cheating
- Revealing or receiving examination content
- Plagiarism, including insufficiently documenting sources or using another’s work as your own.
- Stealing examinations or course materials, or knowingly using such stolen materials
- Falsifying any record or other data
- Violating course expectations as stated by the faculty member teaching the course.
- Giving or receiving improper collaboration or assistance on assignments/exams
For academic misconduct, a Student Performance Notification (SPN) will be initiated by the College.
- The student must initial and sign the SPN.
- Faculty must sign the SPN.
- A copy of the SPN is provided to the student.
- The original signed SPN is placed in the student’s file.