An Ounce of Prevention Academic honesty is an issue of serious concern here at CSU, Chico.
Faculty expect students to maintain a high standard of academic integrity.
When faculty suspect students of cheating, they may bring formal charges, and a pretty unpleasant process is set in motion. If charges are proved, the consequences are severe, ranging from failure in an individual course to expulsion from the University and denial of a degree. The Coordinator for Student Judicial Affairs deals directly with cases of academic dishonesty. The examples that follow illustrate many, but not all, types of academic dishonesty or cheating. These examples do not include all possible violations of our academic honesty expectations, but they do give a good idea of behavior that will result in a failing grade, either on a paper or an examination, or final grade in a class, or could result in disciplinary probation, suspension, or expulsion from the University.