Students are expected to be honest in their dealings with faculty, administrative staff and other students. In speaking with members of the SCAD community, students must give an accurate representation of the facts at hand. Failure to do so is considered a breach of the Student Code of Conduct and may result in sanctions against the student, including suspension or dismissal.
In class assignments, students must submit work that fairly and accurately reflects their level of accomplishment. Any work that is not a product of the student's own efforts is considered dishonest.
1. Cheating, which includes, but is not limited to,
(a) the giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance in producing assignments or taking quizzes, tests or examinations;
(b) dependence on the aid of sources including technology beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems or carrying out other assignments;
(c) the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the college faculty or staff; or
(d) the use of unauthorized assistance in the preparation of works of art.
2. Plagiarism, which includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. Plagiarism also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials.
3. Submission of the same work in two or more classes without prior written approval of the professors of the classes involved.
4. Submission of any work not actually produced by the student submitting the work without full and clear written acknowledgement of the actual author or creator of the work.
1. Discuss with Student
If a faculty member suspects a student of academic dishonesty, the faculty member first
discusses the concern with the student
2. E-Mail Student your evidence
If academic dishonesty is still suspected, the faculty member must email all evidence and
documentation to academicdishonesty@scad.edu
3. Alert Chair of incident
4. The Chair notifies the Associate VP
5. The Associate VP investigates
The Associate Vice President then appoints a designee to investigate the allegation
6. If breach of Academic Integrity is found
The student is informed in writing of the sanctions to be imposed
7. Student Appeal
The student has five business days from the date on the written notice within which to
appeal the decision of the investigator. Students wishing to appeal should do so by
emailing academicappeals@scad.edu
8. Committee convenes
An appeals committee then convenes to review the case
9. Findings and Decision
Findings are presented to the vice president for academic services or the associate
vice president for academic services, who sends the student a decision in writing
within 30 days of the written appeal
10. Outcome
If no appeal is made, the student is assigned a grade of F in the course and the student
forfeits the right to continue to attend the class in which the academic dishonesty occurred
11. Additional sanctions
Additional sanctions may also be imposed, including suspension or dismissal.
12. Second Charge
A second charge of academic dishonesty results in dismissal from SCAD.