Student Conduct & Regulations 75|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey Kutztown University is committed to the personal and intellectual growth of its students. The principal context in which this growth occurs is the University’s courses, and the educational process depends upon an open and honest atmosphere of positive cooperation between faculty and students. In order to maintain this atmosphere, instructors must evaluate the academic performance of students fairly and students must demonstrate their mastery of subject matter honorably. Any acts of academic dishonesty by students, such as plagiarism on written papers or cheating on exams, threaten to undermine the educational and ethical goals of the University for its students. Such violations are of the utmost seriousness. The goal of the following policy and procedures is to promote a climate of academic honesty at the University. B. Scope This policy applies to all undergraduate students. C. Key words and phrases: GPA – stands for grade point average. CGPA – stands for cumulative grade point average. D. Policy & Procedure(s) Definitions of Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty is any action that constitutes a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy and includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Providing or receiving unauthorized assistance in coursework, examinations, or lab work. 2. Using unauthorized notes, materials, and devices during examinations or quizzes. 3. Plagiarizing or representing someone else’s words, either spoken or written, ideas, formulas, solutions, or data as one’s own work. 4. Presenting material to fulfill course requirements that was researched or prepared by others (such as commercial services) without the knowledge of the instructor. 5. Fabricating or falsifying information, including, but not limited to research findings, data, or statistical analyses; forging signatures; or altering dates. 6. Engaging in academic misconduct such as tampering with grades or participating in the distribution and/or receipt of any part of a test before its administration. 7. Possessing or arranging for someone else to possess course examination or quiz materials at any time without the consent of the instructor. 8. Altering or adding or expanding upon answers on exercises, examinations, or quizzes after the work has been graded. 9. Making fraudulent statements, excuses, or claims to gain academic credit or influence testing or grading. 10. Taking examinations or quizzes under the identity of another person or arranging to have another person take examinations or quizzes in place of the person registered for the course. 11. Intentionally evading Kutztown University academic policies and procedures; for example, improperly processing course withdrawals, grade changes, or other academic procedures. 12. Buying, selling, stealing, or engaging in the unauthorized exchange of, or improperly acquiring and/or using, any assignments, papers, or projects.
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