Academic Dishonesty

The instructor or person accusing a student of academic dishonesty will report it to the director of the surgical technology program. The director will investigate the matter. If it is determined that the incident warrants further action, the guidelines in the MACC policy handbook will be followed for dealing with students accused of being academically dishonest. A student who has committed an act of academic dishonesty has failed to meet a basic requirement of satisfactory academic performance. Thus, academic dishonesty is not only a basis for disciplinary action but is also relevant to the evaluation of the student’s level of performance. Academic standards require that students do not cheat, or knowingly assist another to do so. Other unacceptable behavior includes plagiarism, which is the submitting of someone else’s work as your own, and the unauthorized access to or changing of grades or examination, and the use of electronic equipment. The submitting/performing of essentially the same single piece of work for credit in different classes is considered to be dishonest unless all faculty members involved have agreed, in advance, to the specific instance.