Plagiarism Policy
Withdrawal Resulting in a Grade of “F”.
An instructor may assign a failing grade in cases of plagiarism or academic dishonesty, which preempts a student’s right to withdraw from the course.
In plagiarism or academic dishonesty cases, an instructor may apply a failing grade, which preempts a student’s right to withdraw from the course. To apply the failing grade, the instructor should have indicated the potential consequence of plagiarism or academic dishonesty in the course outline, specified what is acceptable and not acceptable with respect to artificial intelligence, defined or given examples of the same in the course outline, and ensured distribution of the course outline to all students in the class. There must be solid evidence of the alleged plagiarism or academic dishonesty if a failing grade is to be assigned under these circumstances. Under these circumstances, the decision to assign a failing grade must be made in consultation with the appropriate division chair. Students may challenge such a grade only through the academic grievance process.