2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

14 Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook In support of the Code of Student Conduct, any violations of the Code of Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility and/or university policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action and/or criminal prosecution. Violations of academic and/or supplementary standards will be handled through the student’s academic college or center. Student violations of conduct standards, university policies, and/ or procedures will be handled by the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs, or through the individual college when appropriate. An academic unit, as a result of professional education standards/ requirements, may have additional procedures to address student misconduct. Reports of student sexual misconduct are subject to the Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Policy and related procedures, which may ultimately result in sanctions as described in the Code of Student Conduct. When a report of student sexual misconduct falls outside of the jurisdiction of Title IX, it will be referred for adjudication in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct. Changes to the Code of Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility will be posted on the Student Affairs website. Students are required to be familiar with the rules, policies, and Code of Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility. All student organizations are subject to university rules and regulations concerning conduct as set forth in this handbook, whether an incident occurs on campus or anywhere off campus. Procedures for investigating and adjudicating each kind of incident are provided later in this handbook. In circumstances where this handbook defines a violation more stringently or differently than local or state law, the handbook’s definition shall supersede. The university is not limited to or bound by the definitions contained in local or state statutes or case law in addressing code of conduct violations. Academic Standards The university is an academic community and expects its students to manifest a commitment to academic integrity through rigid observance of standards for academic honesty. The university can function properly only when its members adhere to clearly established goals and values. Accordingly, the academic standards are designed to ensure that the principles of academic honesty are upheld. The following acts violate the academic honesty standards: • cheating—intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise • fabrication—intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise • facilitating academic dishonesty—intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another to violate any provision of this code • plagiarism—the adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, or statements of another person as one’s own without proper acknowledgment Students are expected to submit tests and assignments that they have completed without aid or assistance from other sources. Using sources to provide information without giving credit to the original source is dishonest. Students should avoid any impropriety or the appearance thereof in taking examinations or completing work in pursuance of their educational goals.