Students sometimes inadvertantly plagiarize because of the way they take notes. Any instructor who discovers that a Philosophy graduate student has engaged in academic dishonesty must report it in writing to the Graduate Advisor, and give a copy of that report to the student. That report becomes part of the student s permanent record. Instructors may require that this report be sealed, and opened only if a second incident is reported to the Graduate Advisor, or with the instructor s permission.
Academic dishonesty can have serious consequences.
Besides penalities for the course for which the work was done, academic dishonesty may result in a student s losing financial aid, being placed on probation, or being dismissed from the program. Decisions about programmatic sanctions are made by the Graduate Committee, and may be appealed by the student to the entire Department.