Academic Honesty Orange Coast College has the responsibility to ensure that grades assigned are indicative of the knowledge and skill level of each student. Acts of academic dishonesty make it impossible to fulfill this responsibility and weaken our society.
Faculty have a responsibility to ensure that academic honesty is maintained in their classroom.
Students share that responsibility and are expected to refrain from all acts of academic dishonesty. Procedures for dealing with any violation of academic honesty will be followed. Additionally, the Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure shall be applied to incidents of academic dishonesty. A student who is uncontrollably disruptive of the educational process or a danger to her- or himself or students and staff may be subject to dismissal from the college. In lieu of dismissal, such students may be required to provide an attendant when on campus or at any college-sponsored event.