In the thirteenth week of the trimester, you must choose how you would like your grades to be weighted. You may drop in or make an appointment with tutors in the Writing Center, Room P-25. Tutors cannot act as editors or proofreaders. Academic dishonesty is viewed as an ethical issue and the violation of the principles expressed in the University's Statement of Educational Mission. Academic dishonesty defrauds all those who depend upon the integrity of the university, its courses and its degrees.
Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism.
Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain, or assisting in obtaining, credit for academic work through the use of any dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. Plagiarism is the intentional or negligent presentation of another person's idea or product as one's own. Professor Les Gottesman is the Chair of the Department of English and Communications and a former Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. He holds an Ed.D. degree from the University of San Francisco, and M.A. and B.A. degrees in English and American literature from Columbia University.