Dissimulation is the disguising or altering of one s own actions as to deceive another about the real nature of one s actions concerning an academic exercise. Abuse of resources is the damaging of any resource material or inappropriately limiting access to resource material which is necessary for academic work. Forgery of academic documents is the unauthorized changing or construction of any academic document. Examples also include completion of an application for any Southwestern academic program which omits or falsifies any requested information. Such violations can result in the revocation of the application, even if approval was previously granted on the basis of fabricated information.
Sabotage is the damaging or impeding of the academic work of another student.
Aiding and abetting academic dishonesty is knowingly facilitating any act defined in 1-7. The instructor shall determine if the infraction is intentional or unintentional. Unintentional infractions may be reported to the academic dean at the discretion of the faculty member. The academic dean shall keep a record of reported infractions and sanctions. Any student so suspended has a right to an appeal.