As a community committed to learning, it is expected that students attending Georgia Perimeter College will be honest in the presentation of their own academic work. In keeping with this expectation, the College recognizes and specifies that students shall not attempt to defraud, deceive or mislead an instructor in arriving at an honest grade assessment. Any attempt to defraud, deceive or mislead constitutes cheating.
Plagiarism is a form of cheating that involves presenting as one's own the ideas or work of another.
Both cheating and plagiarism are examples of academic dishonesty. Students are informed of the Academic Honesty Policy through the Georgia Perimeter College Catalog, through the Student Handbook, and through applicable course syllabi, statements of course requirements, and statements of use of Georgia Perimeter College computer systems. Both initial and any subsequent violation of this policy will result in a formal hearing by the Student College Court. Prior to speaking to the student regarding the offense, the faculty member should have good reason to suspect that a student has committed these acts. The student must, in all cases, be given due process.