This document outlines Florida State College's expectations for student conduct, including maintaining an environment that fosters student success. It defines academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism, or other inappropriate behaviors. The document also lists possible actions that can be taken for student misconduct, ranging from a verbal warning to referral to the dean for possible suspension or dismissal.
2. Expectations of Student Conduct
• Florida State College is dedicated to maintaining an
environment which fosters student success. The
College endeavors to protect the rights of students
and also expects all students to act responsibly.
• Attendance at the College is a privilege, and in order
to maintain the College ideals of scholarship,
character, and personality, the right is reserved by
the College to establish rules and regulations to
foster these ideals and protect the interest of the
College. Each student is subject to federal and state
laws, respective county and municipal ordinances,
and all rules and regulations of the College.
3. Academic Dishonesty
• Cheating, which is defined as the giving or taking of any
information or material with the intent of wrongfully aiding one’s
self or another in academic work considered in the determination of
course grade or the outcome of a standardized test.
• Plagiarism, which is defined as the act of stealing or passing off as
one’s own work the words, ideas or conclusions of another as if the
work submitted were the product of one’s own thinking rather than
an idea or product derived from another source.
• Any other form of inappropriate behavior which may include
but is not limited to: falsifying records or data, lying, unauthorized
copying, tampering, abusing or otherwise unethically using
computer or other stored information, and any other act or
misconduct which may reasonably be deemed to be a part of this
heading.
4. Actions for Student Misconduct
1.Verbally warn the student that continuation or
repetition of misconduct of this nature may be cause
for further disciplinary action.
2.Require the student to retake the test or rewrite the
assignment.
3.Require the student to withdraw from the course.
4.Fail the student for the assignment.
5.Fail the student for the course.
6.Refer the student(s) to the campus dean of student
success for possible suspension or dismissal.
5. Reference
• Florida State College at Jacksonville Retrieved
June 12, 2012 from
http://floridastatecollegecatalog.fscj.edu/conten
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