These consequences vary depending on the date of

federal financial aid. (These consequences vary depending on the
date of withdrawal. See the Academic Calendar on the College
website.) Withdrawal from class can prohibit progression in nursing
and allied health programs and can negatively impact your financial aid
status.
c. Make-up Work. The ability to make up missed assignments or
assessments of any nature is at the discretion of the instructor.
d. Lateness Policy: Students are responsible for any information
covered as a result of tardiness. Missed assignments or assessments will
be given a grade of “0”.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students must conduct themselves with honesty and integrity at all times.
Plagiarism. You must submit your own work. Plagiarized assignments will
receive a grade of 0. These cannot be made up. Using someone else's
ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as your own,
either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as
plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material— from
whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and even phrases — but also
includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc. "Someone else" can mean a
professional source, such as a published writer or critic in a book, magazine,
encyclopedia, or journal; an electronic resource such as material found
on the Internet; another student at our school or anywhere else; a friend, tutor,
or relative; a paper-writing "service" (online or otherwise) which offers to sell
written papers for a fee. Please note that paraphrasing (putting source material
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into your own words) without proper citation and documentation still constitutes
plagiarism. All students must view the Tegrity
class on Academic Integrity.
Cheating. Students who cheat on tests will receive a grade of 0 for that test.
These tests cannot be made up. Cheating includes speaking to another student
during an exam, consulting books/notes, handling a cell phone or other electronic
device, and of course, peeking at another student’s test. We will follow very strict
policies on test days. These policies will be provided both verbally and in writing.
During exams, students may not speak to anyone for any reason. Students must
keep all phones and other electronic devices on “silent” and they must be
completely packed away. Books and notes must be kept packed away. Students
should not leave the room without permission. Accusations of cheating will not be
announced or debated publically during the test. The instructor will simply make
a note to assign a grade of 0 to the dishonest student’s test. The situation can be
discussed later at an office-hour appointment.