If the instructor issues a failing grade for the course or drops the student, the actions shall be reported to the Dean of Student and Community Services and to the Director of Admissions and Records. Even putting someone else's ideas into one's own words without proper acknowledgement may be plagiarism. In none of its forms can plagiarism be tolerated in an academic community. It may constitute grounds for a failing grade, probation, suspension, or expulsion. One distinctive mark of an educated person is the ability to use language correctly and effectively to express ideas.
Faculty assigns written work for the purpose of helping students achieve that mark.
Each instructor will outline specific criteria, but all expect students to present work that represents the student's understanding of the subject in the student's own words. It is seldom expected that students papers will be based entirely or even primarily on original ideas or original research. Therefore, incorporating the concepts of others may be appropriate with proper acknowledgement of sources, and to quote others directly by means of quotation marks and acknowledgement is proper. However, if a paper consists primarily of quotations and citations, the paper should be rewritten to show the student's own understanding and expressive ability. It should not be evaded through plagiarism.