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Dismissal From Redeemer
University College
Students who are dismissed from the university are normally given
an opportunity to appeal their dismissal to either the Vice-President
(Academic) for academic dismissals or the Dean of Students for
disciplinary dismissals. Details with respect to the appeal procedure are
outlined in the letter of dismissal.
If a student is dismissed from the university for academic reasons, a
statement at the bottom of the transcript will reflect this dismissal.
In the case of disciplinary dismissal, a student will be assigned a
“W” for each course in which he or she is enrolled. On the transcript,
a statement at the bottom of the term in question will reflect
“Disciplinary Dismissal” and the date of the dismissal.
Policy on Academic Integrity
Redeemer University College affirms that all members of the
university community are obliged to maintain the highest standards
of academic integrity. All students, staff, faculty, and administrators
at Redeemer University College are responsible for creating and
maintaining an environment where academic integrity flourishes in
all areas of academic life, including instruction, learning, research,
and administration. This is an integral part of our mandate to perform
scholarly work under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and to serve Him.
The faculty, staff, and administration of Redeemer University College
are responsible for encouraging students to be mindful of the need for
integrity in instruction, learning, and research, and to set standards for
academic work by which students must abide. It is the responsibility
of the faculty and administration of Redeemer University College to
ensure that expectations with respect to academic integrity are clearly
communicated to students. Some departments and instructors may
have specific rules designed to maintain academic integrity and these
are to be clearly communicated to students.
The faculty, staff, and administration of Redeemer University College
believe that breaches of academic integrity significantly undermine the
university’s ability to fairly evaluate students and, as such, consider
breaches of academic integrity to be unacceptable and counter to the
learning objectives of the university.
The following list provides examples of breaches of academic integrity:
1. Cheating during a quiz, test, or examination. Cheating involves
using, or attempting to use, unauthorized materials during a quiz,
test, or examination.
2. The unauthorized alteration of work that has already been graded
and the re-submission of that work in order to receive a better grade.
3. Plagiarism. Plagiarism is the submission of material that has been,
entirely or in part, copied from, stolen from, purchased from, written
by, created by, designed by, or produced by another person(s)
without proper acknowledgement. When students directly quote
or use material from a particular source, or when they use material
indirectly (i.e. they are expressing in their own words a concept,
idea, or interpretation that they have obtained from another source),
they are required to provide a reference or footnote to give credit
to the original source of the material. Failure to do so constitutes
plagiarism. The offense could stem from a deliberate attempt to
deceive, which is particularly serious, or from careless scholarship,
which is less serious, but still plagiarism.
4. The submission of work for which previous credit has been
obtained, unless the previously submitted work has been presented
as such to the instructor of the second course and that instructor has
deemed it as acceptable for credit in the course.
5. Obtaining, distributing, and/or receiving copies of a quiz, test,
or examination before the quiz, test, or examination is to be
written, without the consent of the instructor. Likewise, releasing
information about the content of a quiz, test, or examination, in case
one is permitted to write it before the rest of the class, constitutes a
breach of academic integrity.
6. Providing false information in order to obtain alternate quiz/test/
examination dates or an extension of deadlines.
7. Aiding and abetting another student’s misconduct. A student who
knowingly allows his or her quiz, test, examination, assignment,
computer program, artwork, etc. to be copied has committed a
breach of academic integrity. Likewise, a student who offers his or
her services to write or rewrite academic material to be submitted
under the name of another student has committed a breach of
academic integrity.
8. Tampering with another student’s work or deliberately preventing
another student from completing an assignment or studying for
a quiz, test, or examination in an attempt to hurt that student’s
academic standing.
9. Impersonation of another student at a quiz, test, or examination.
10.Forging the signature of another student on attendance sheets.
11.Providing false information for the purpose of gaining admission to
Redeemer University College, gaining transfer credits, etc.
12.Falsifying, misrepresenting, or forging an academic record, letter
of reference, or any official university document.
No matter what offense is committed, a note describing the offense will
be placed in the student’s file by the Registrar.
Process
If the instructor suspects that a breach of academic integrity has
occurred, the instructor will meet with the student to discuss the
charge. For cases that correspond to #7 through #12 above, the
instructor will refer the matter to the Dean of Students. Penalties will
be determined by the Student Life Department, in consultation with the
Discipline Committee, using already established guidelines (see the
Student Handbook).
For cases that correspond to #1 through #6 above, the following
procedure will be used:
If the instructor is convinced that a breach of academic integrity has
occurred, the instructor will refer the matter to the faculty adjudicator
who has the responsibility of determining whether a breach of academic
integrity has actually occurred. In making this determination, the faculty
adjudicator may obtain information from any person involved. If the
faculty adjudicator determines that a breach of academic integrity has
occurred, he or she will notify the Chair of the Academic Standards
Committee in writing and inform him or her of the nature of the charge
against the student. The Chair of the Academic Standards Committee
will then determine, following consultation with the Registrar, whether
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