I. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Definitions and examples of the most common forms of academic dishonesty are provided below for the sake of clarity. This list is meant to be instructive rather than exhaustive.

Cheating
1.0Cheating is the use, gift, or acquisition of unauthorized assistance. The following behaviors are considered cheating:

1.1using unauthorized assistance when taking a quiz, test, or exam, or when completing a graded assignment, whether the work is done in a classroom, a testing facility, or any other location;

1.2giving unauthorized assistance to a student taking a quiz, test, or exam, or completing a graded assignment, whether the work is done in a classroom, a testing facility, or any other location;

1.3substituting for another student, or allowing someone else to substitute for oneself, when taking a quiz, test, or exam, or when completing a graded assignment, whether the work is done in a classroom, a testing facility, or any other location;

1.4acquiring, by any means, a quiz, test, exam, or other course material before the instructor has authorized its use by the student in question;

1.5continuing to work after time has expired for a quiz, test, exam, or other graded assignment;

1.6submitting essentially the same work for credit in more than one course. (An exception can be made when the amount of work submitted meets or exceeds the total amount of work required; other restrictions may also apply.)

Fraud
2.0Fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of knowledge. The following behaviors are considered fraud:

2.1citing a source (book, article, etc.) that does not exist;

2.2citing a source for information that it does not contain;

2.3citing a source for a proposition that it does not support;

2.4identifying a source in a bibliography when the source is not cited in the text of the accompanying project;

2.5intentionally distorting the meaning or applicability of data beyond a legitimate range of interpretation;

2.6misrepresenting fictitious information as real.

Plagiarism
3.0Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of words or ideas taken from an outside source (which may be a book, article, film, television program, CD, web page, student essay, etc.). The alert scholar should realize that plagiarism is a breach of honesty no matter how little material has been borrowed. The following behaviors are considered plagiarism:

3.1plagiarism of words: using the exact words of a source (that is, word-for-word copying) without indicating that the words have been borrowed (usually by placing them within quotation marks);

3.2plagiarism of ideas: presenting the ideas of a source without citing the source (at the very least by naming the source; in a documented paper, by providing bibliographic information as well);

3.3"whole-cloth" plagiarism: misrepresenting the work of another person (an encyclopedia article, a friend's essay, an essay purchased from a service, etc.) as one's original work.

Attempted Dishonesty
4.0An attempted act of academic dishonesty is as contemptuous as a completed one and will be treated in a similar fashion.

II. INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING
Every instructor is professionally obligated to investigate the slightest suspicion of Academic Dishonesty. An instructor who has reason to believe that an act of Academic Dishonesty has occurred will gather enough information to form a reasonable inference of guilt or innocence. When circumstances permit, the instructor will confer directly with each student under suspicion. In every case, the instructor will respect the privacy and dignity of any student who may be involved.

An instructor who is certain that an act of Academic Dishonesty has occurred will, for each student under suspicion, file a Record of Academic Dishonesty with the Office of the Registrar. The instructor will give each student a copy of the Record and explain the significance and likely consequences of the infraction.

A Record of Academic Dishonesty must be filed within five business days of the instructor's discovery of the act in question.

Upon receiving a Record of Academic Dishonesty, the Office of the Registrar will determine if the case should be forwarded to the Academic Standards Committee for further review.

A Record of Academic Dishonesty is kept indefinitely on file in the Office of the Registrar unless it is removed on appeal or, if the case should be reviewed by the Academic Standards Committee, by a finding of not guilty.

III. LEVELS OF SEVERITY
Snow College recognizes three levels of Academic Dishonesty.

Level One
An act of academic dishonesty is considered Level One when there is evidence that the act was committed spontaneously or under coercion--or, more simply, when there is no evidence that a more serious infraction has been committed.

Most Level One Infractions occur in a testing environment. In the case of assignments written elsewhere, an infraction (such as plagiarism) may be considered Level One if the means by which it occurred required no special effort to obtain.

Level Two
An act of academic dishonesty is considered Level Two when there is evidence of premeditation, or when a student has committed a second Level One Infraction during his or her time at Snow College.

Examples of premeditation include the possession of prepared notes (sometimes called "cheat sheets") during a quiz, test, or exam; the possession of materials that have been explicitly proscribed by the instructor; and the plagiarism of material that required more than a casual effort to obtain.

Level Three
An act of academic dishonesty is considered Level Three when there is evidence that the act was committed in association with illegal activity (such as theft or vandalism) or commercial activity (such as purchasing an essay or paying a test substitute), or when a student has committed a third Level One Infraction or a second Level Two infraction during his or her time at Snow College.

IV. DUE PROCESS
Any student accused of Academic Dishonesty will be apprised of the accusation and given an opportunity to dispute it. The exact means by which an accusation can be disputed varies with the severity of the infraction.

Level One Infractions are addressed by the instructor, usually in private consultation with the student. The instructor has sole discretion to determine what evidence shall be applied to the case and what sanctions, if any, shall be imposed, so long as those sanctions are within the instructor's normal purview.

Level-Two and -Three Infractions are investigated by the Academic Standards Committee. If the committee finds that an accusation has merit, with all due speed it will schedule a hearing on a date that is reasonably convenient for all parties, and which gives the student at least five business days to prepare a defense.

The hearing must take place no later than one month (30 days) from the date on which the Record of Academic Dishonesty was filed, or by the fifth day of the following regular semester, whichever comes first. Ordinarily, it should take place as soon as possible.

The student may be accompanied by an advisor of his or her choice, including legal counsel, who will be permitted to attend, but not directly participate in, the proceedings. A student who chooses to be accompanied by legal counsel shall notify the Chair of the Academic Standards Committee at least three business days before the hearing.

If the student chooses not to attend the hearing, no admission of guilt shall be inferred by the committee, nor shall the student's right to appeal the outcome be denied.

The Chair of the Academic Standards Committee shall moderate the hearing.

During the hearing, the committee shall examine evidence and call witnesses. The student shall likewise have the right to present evidence and witnesses and to cross examine other witnesses.

Ordinarily, only factual evidence having an immediate bearing on the case at hand shall be admitted, though other kinds of evidence may be admitted at the discretion of the committee.

The student shall be found guilty of academic dishonesty when 2/3 of the committee agrees that there is a preponderance of evidence to that effect. Otherwise, the student shall be found not guilty.

V. SANCTIONS
The following sanctions shall be imposed for Academic Dishonesty.

Level-One
A student who has been found guilty of a Level-One Infraction will be sanctioned by the instructor of the course. Sanctions may include a reduced or failing grade on the assignment, a failing grade for the course, or, as previously noted, any other sanction that is within the instructor's normal purview.

Level-Two
A student who has been found guilty of a Level-Two infraction will be sanctioned by the Academic Standards Committee in one of the following ways:

€The case may be remanded to the instructor, who may sanction the student as if the Infraction were a Level-One;

€The student may receive a failing grade for the course in which the infraction occurred;

€The student may be immediately suspended from the college.

Level-Three
A student who has been found guilty of a Level-Three infraction will be sanctioned by the Academic Standards Committee in one of the following ways:

€The student may be immediately suspended from the college;

€The student may be immediately expelled from the college.

Suspension
Suspension is a temporary separation from the college. It occurs as follows:

1.the student leaves Snow College for the rest of the semester;
2.the student receives a failing grade for the course in which the infraction occurred;
3.the student receives a UW for every other course in which he or she was enrolled at the time of the infraction;
4.if the semester is more than 70% complete, the student must lay out an additional regular semester.

Expulsion
Expulsion is a permanent separation from the college. It occurs as follows:

1.the student leaves Snow College immediately and may not be readmitted;
2.the student receives a failing grade for the course in which the infraction occurred;
3.the student receives a UW for every other course in which he or she was enrolled at the time of the infraction.

Additional Sanctions
Regardless of the outcome, a student suspected of violating other policies or laws will be reported to the appropriate authorities.

VI. APPEALS 

A student who is dissatisfied with the outcome of an academic dishonesty matter has the right to appeal.

A student who is dissatisfied with an instructor's sanctions must follow the appeals process outlined for any grade dispute.

A student who wishes to dispute a Record of Academic Dishonesty should contact the Chair of the Academic Standards Committee to schedule a hearing. This hearing will be carried out as described above.

A student who is dissatisfied with sanctions imposed for a Level Two or -Three Infraction should contact the Vice President for Academic Affairs. If the Vice President determines that grounds for an appeal exist, he or she will create an ad hoc committee to hear the case.

The only legitimate grounds for appeal are as follows:

1.Questions of fact. The student plans to argue that the facts presented at the original hearing were in error, or that new facts may lead to a different judgment.

2.Questions of judgment. The student plans to argue that the Academic Honesty Policy has been misinterpreted.

3.Questions of process. The student plans to argue that the process outlined in this policy has not been followed.

4.Questions of fairness. The student plans to argue that the policy itself is unfair or has been applied unfairly.

5.Questions of legality. The student plans to argue that the policy is unlawful or otherwise exceeds the powers of the college.