This policy applies to all students at Golden Gate University except those enrolled in the Law School. Consult the Law School for information about academic honesty policies. Overview Golden Gate University requires that students be honest in their academic work. Academic dishonesty is viewed as an ethical issue and the violation of the principles expressed in the University's Statement of Educational Mission. It defrauds all those who depend upon the integrity of the University, its courses, and its degrees.
Faculty are responsible for making every reasonable effort to foster academic conduct.
In every course, students shall be told what constitutes cheating and plagiarism, and appraised of permissible procedures in class work, written assignments and examinations. Examinations shall be appropriately monitored to prevent students from copying of exchanging information, and examinations and answers to examination questions shall be secured in such a way that students cannot have prior access to them. Students shall be clearly told what plagiarism is, and how to avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully following accepted scholarly practices - accurately recording sources of materials to be cited, quoted, paraphrased or summarized, and acknowledging these sources in footnotes or by the se of direct quotes. If a faculty member, test administrator or proctor believes that there is evidence of academic dishonesty on the part of a student or group of students, it is the person's responsibility to take action in accordance with University policy. Definitions of Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty is the failure to maintain academic integrity.