Standards of Academic Integrity

Cheating occurs when individuals use course materials, information, or devices when such is unauthorized or prohibited. Examples of cheating include but are not limited to:

• having or using unauthorized materials, information, or an unauthorized device at an examination, test, or quiz;
• copying from another student at an examination, test, or quiz, or copying another student’s assignment, data, or laboratory report;
• permitting another student to copy from an assignment, paper, computer program, project, examination, test, or quiz;
• obtaining and/or using an unauthorized examination, test, or quiz prior to its administration;
• having another person act as proxy to take an examination, test, or quiz, or to complete an assignment, paper, computer program, or project.

Falsification occurs when individuals make false statements that mislead others. Examples of falsification include but are not limited to:

• the submission or presentation of a falsified excuse for an absence from a course requirement, examination, test, or quiz;
• the presentation of false identification or credentials in order to gain admission to a course, examination, test, quiz, or degree program;
• the creation of a false or misleading citation;
• the manipulation or falsification of data for an academic assignment.

Certain coursework and assignments, such as team projects, papers, and laboratory work, may involve collaboration. Unless expressly permitted or prescribed by the faculty member, students shall not engage in collaboration on graded assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to ask for clarification from a faculty member to what extent, if at all, collaboration with others is allowed.

Additional violations of academic integrity include but are not limited to:

• theft, destruction, or tampering with educational materials, audio and videotapes, computer hardware or software;
• submission of a paper or project to more than one course during the time in which a student is attending Healthcare Rep Academy, without the explicit permission from all the instructors involved;
• submission of work previously done in high school or at another institution, whether modified or not, without permission of the instructor.