student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

are unsanctioned collaboration on academic work or failure to giveproper acknowledgement in a portion of an assignment. Sanction: Lossof a percentage of credit or an “F” on the assignment.Level II ViolationsLevel II violations occur in a greater portion of coursework. An example of thisviolation is plagiarism in a large portion of work or in submitting someoneelse’s work as one’s own. Sanction: a reduced grade or an “F” for the course.Level III ViolationsLevel III violations are the most serious violations of academic honestyand involve a major portion of academic work that the studentcompletes in meeting course requirements. Examples are collaboratingbefore an examination for the exchange of information obtainedfrom illegitimate sources, or purchasing term papers or other similarmaterials. Sanction: An “F” in the affected course, action recorded asacademic misconduct on the student’s permanent record, academicprobation, and/or expulsion from BRCC.Additional Consequences of Violating the Academic Honesty PolicyBRCC faculty, staff, and administrators are obligated to report overtacts of academic misconduct and dishonesty. A student who commitsacademic misconduct/dishonesty not only faces college censure orexpulsion, but jeopardizes his/her future educational and occupationalopportunities. Prospective employers and educational institutionsfrequently request recommendation(s) from the college regarding anindividual’s moral or ethical behavior, and faculty/administrators areobligated to report any acts of academic misconduct/dishonesty to apotential employer.Policy OversightThe BRCC Appeals and Exceptions Quality Team acts as an appellateboard for hearing cases of academic misconduct/dishonesty. The teamreviews appeals once a month.ProceduresThe class instructor initiates the procedure by providing evidence ofacademic misconduct/dishonesty. He/She counsels the involved studentand gives the Appeals and Exceptions Quality Team details of the incident,73