By your enrollment in an academic institution, you are subscribing to common standards of academic honesty. Any cheating, plagiarism, falsifying or fabricating data, or illegally using artwork of others is a breach of such standards and is unacceptable. Students and faculty share responsibility to clarify conventions of attribution, so that no one uses words or works of others, including artwork, without proper acknowledgment. If you do not understand or have questions about what constitutes ethical scholarship, ask that the issue be discussed in class. Cases of academic dishonesty may be resolved between student and teacher or, at the discretion of either party, may be referred to a judiciary hearing coordinated by an Academic Dean. Consequences for violations may range from losing credit for an assignment or course up to suspension or expulsion from COA. (See related discussion of academic misconduct in the COA Handbook.)
Academic misconduct is a breach of common standards of academic honesty as well as a breach of any particular instructions provided by a professor in a given class. Examples include cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of using the work of another person without proper acknowledgment. Another example of academic misconduct is the deliberate removal of library books or of essential reference or reserve material; this aspect also includes monopolizing or abusing resources other students need to complete academic projects. Cases of academic misconduct may be resolved between student and teacher or, at the discretion of either party, may be referred to a judiciary hearing coordinated by an Academic Dean. Consequences for violations may range from losing credit for an assignment or course up to suspension or expulsion from COA. (See related discussion of academic integrity in the COA Catalog.)