Six or more will lower your grade by two letters. Acceptable excuses are those approved by the Dean of Students. Academic Honesty Student-teacher relationships are built on trust. Acts that violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of academic dishonesty and the procedure for responding to them.
All forms are violations of the trust between students and teachers.
Students should familiarize themselves with this portion of The Rensselaer Handbook noting that penalizes for infractions can be harsh.