Academic Dishonesty Academic Dishonesty Recent research articles and news reports suggest that three-fourths of today's college student report committing breeches of academic integrity. Some researchers attribute student tolerance of violations to their preoccupations with success and contend that students see cheating as a means, similar to studying, of gathering information in order to obtain a passing grade. Other researchers conclude that an academic honor code is only a mild deterrent to academic dishonesty.
Students are more likely to cheat if they perceive that the campus culture tolerates cheating.
Plagiarism is considered a form of theft. Collaborate without authorization with another person in preparing work offered for credit.