Step Up! Academics

Have you ever noticed a fellow student...

• Cheat on a test?
• Use someone else's homework?
• Pay someone else to write a paper?
• Stop showing up to class?
• Copy a paper word-for-word from the internet?

  If so, did you do something? If not, why?

Considerations

Academic misconduct can include:

• Plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• Cheat sheets/Other forms of cheating
• Having someone take a test for you
• Copying a test
• Lying about circumstances
• Having someone sign in for you

Consequences

Consequences for academic misconduct can include:

• Failing the class
• Loss of credit in course
• Written warning
• Temporary transcript notation
• Permanent transcript notation
• Removed from major
• Expulsion
• Rescinding a degree

Remember! As a UTC student, you are being held to the honor code pledge:

I pledge that I will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid on any test or assignment. I understand that plagiarism constitutes a serious instance of unauthorized aid. I further pledge that I will exert every effort to insure that the Honor Code is upheld by others and that I will actively support the establishment and continuance of a campus-wide climate of honor and integrity.