CHEATING POLICY Cheating includes copying answers on tests or assignments, glancing at nearby test papers, swapping papers, stealing, plagiarizing, and illicitly giving or receiving help on exams or assignments -- in short, presenting another's work or ideas as your own. You are expected to conduct yourself with integrity. When you cheat, or aid someone else in cheating, you violate a trust.
If you cheat, the following actions will be taken.
If you feel you have been unfairly accused of cheating, you may appeal.
- You will receive a grade of 0 on the work on which the cheating occurred. This grade cannot be dropped.
- A report of the incident will be sent to the Dean of Students, who may file the report in your permanent record or take further disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion from the college.
(See WAC 132H-120 for a description of due process.)