Violators may be accountable to both civil and criminal authorities and to the University for acts of misconduct, which constitute violations of this Code. Disciplinary action at the University may proceed during the pendency of other proceedings at the discretion of University officials. Sanctions may be imposed for acts of misconduct, which occur on University property or at any University sponsored activity. As further prescribed in these rules, off-campus conduct may also be subject to discipline. An act of academic misconduct may seriously compromise the learning process for the violator and for other students if it occurs without appropriate disciplinary consequences.
Academic misconduct is defined by the following regulations.
No student will receive or give assistance not authorized by the instructor in the preparation of any assignment, essay, laboratory report, or examination to be submitted as a requirement for an academic course. No student will take or attempt to take, steal or otherwise procure in an unauthorized manner any material pertaining to the conduct of a class, including but not limited to tests, examinations, laboratory equipment and roll books. No student will sell, give, lend or otherwise furnish to anyone material which can be shown to contain the questions or answers to any examinations scheduled to be given at any subsequent date in any course of study offered by the University, without authorization from the instructor. No student will make use of any materials, aids, tools, or devices not specifically condoned by the instructor in preparing academic assignments. No student will represent the work of others as his or her own.