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Memo: All UH-Downtown/PS Holders UH-Downtown/PS 03.A.19
Issue No. 5
From: Max Castillo, President Effective Date: 07/12/00
Page 1 of 5
Subject: Academic Honesty
1. PURPOSE should give the student a copy of this policy statement, complete
This PS states the University of Houston - Downtown (UHD) an Academic Honesty Report (Appendix A) and forward a copy
policy on Academic Honesty. to the faculty member's chair. The faculty member may assign a
2. POLICY penalty; see section 2.5 below. If the faculty member is unable to
2.1 Principles contact the student, or if the student fails to meet with the faculty
2.1.1 Academic Honesty Code member, the faculty member may assign the penalty. If a penalty
The Academic Honesty Code is the University's standard of is assigned, the faculty member will send the student a copy of
honesty. The code states, "Students must be honest in all this policy statement and a completed Academic Honesty Report
academic activities and must not tolerate dishonesty." (Appendix A). The faculty member will send these documents by
2.1.2 Faculty Responsibility registered mail to the student's current mailing address on file
Faculty members are responsible for knowing the principles and with the University, and provide a copy to the faculty member's
procedures of the Academic Honesty Policy, and for enforcing chair. When the penalty assigned is an "F"' for the course, the
the policy when academic honesty violations occur. Faculty faculty member will file a Withdrawal Prevention form
members must also remind students of the Academic Honesty (Appendix B) notifying the Admissions and Records Office that
Policy and help them comply with it. the student may not withdraw from the class. The final grade for
2.1.3 Student Responsibility the course will not be recorded until all of the student's rights to
Students are responsible for maintaining the academic integrity appeal have been exhausted.
of the University by following the Academic Honesty Policy. 2.3.2 Appeal Procedures
Students are responsible for doing their own work and avoiding If the student does not admit responsibility for the incident or
all forms of academic dishonesty. does not accept the penalty proposed by the faculty member, the
2.2 Academic Honesty Violations student may appeal first to the faculty member's department
The most common academic honesty violations are cheating and chair, then to the dean of the faculty member's college, and then
plagiarism. to the Student Discipline Committee. If the student does not
appeal, the decision of the faculty member stands and a copy of
Cheating includes, but is not limited to: the Academic Honesty Report will be forwarded by the faculty
member's chair to the dean of the faculty member's college and to
• Submitting material that is not one's own. the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, where it will be filed
• Using information or devices that are not allowed by for future reference.
the faculty member. 2.3.2.1 Department Hearing
• Obtaining and/or using unauthorized material. Within five working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
• Fabricating information. holidays) of the faculty member's notification to the student that
• Violating procedures prescribed to protect the integrity a penalty has been assigned, the student may request a meeting
of a test, or other evaluation exercise. with the faculty member and his/her department chair. This
• Collaborating with others on assignments without the meeting should take place within five working days of the
faculty member's consent. student's request. As a result of this meeting, the department
chair will complete an Academic Honesty Report (Appendix A)
• Cooperating with or helping another student to cheat.
and affirm, deny, or modify the penalty assigned by the faculty
• Having another person take an examination in the
member. Within five working days of the meeting, the
student's place.
department chair will forward copies of the completed Academic
• Altering exam answers and requesting that the exam be
Honesty Report to the student, the faculty member, and the dean
re-graded.
of the faculty member's college. Copies of the report will be
• Communicating with any person during an exam, other either personally delivered or sent by registered mail to the
than the faculty member or exam proctor. current mailing address on file with the University. Within ten
working days of the chair's decision, the student or the faculty
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to: member may appeal the chair's decision to the dean of the faculty
member's college. If the decision is not appealed, the chair will
• Directly quoting the words of others without using send a copy of the Academic Honesty Report to the faculty
quotation marks or indented format to identify them. member's dean and to the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs,
• Using sources of information (published or where it will be filed for future reference.
unpublished) without identifying them. 2.3.2.2 Dean's Review
• Paraphrasing materials or ideas of others without Within five working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
identifying the sources. holidays) of the department chair's notification to the student that
a penalty has been assigned, the student or the faculty member
2.3 Resolution of Academic Honesty Violations may submit a written appeal to the dean of the faculty member's
A student involved in an academic honesty proceeding may college, This written appeal should ask the dean to review the
continue to attend all classes until the matter is resolved. chair's decision and explain why the student or faculty member
2.3.1 Action Initiated by the Faculty Member believes that the chair's decision was wrong, Within ten working
If a faculty member believes a student has committed an days from the time the written appeal is received in the dean's
academic honesty violation, the faculty member should request a office, the dean will determine if the chair's action should be
meeting with the student as soon as reasonably possible to upheld or overturned and will communicate his decision in
attempt to resolve the incident. As a result of this meeting, if the writing to the student by registered mail, and inform the faculty
faculty member determines a violation has occurred, he or she member and the department chair. Within ten working days of
PS 03.A.19
the dean's decision, the student or the faculty member may
appeal the dean's decision to the Student Discipline Committee
(see PS 04.A.01). If the decision is not appealed, the dean will
send a copy of the Academic Honesty Report along with the
results of the dean's review of the report to the Office of the Dean
of Student Affairs, where they will by filed for future reference.
2.3.2.3 Student Discipline Committee
If the student or faculty member requests a hearing before the
Student Discipline Committee, the hearing will be conducted
according to the procedures specified in PS 04.A.01 Student
Rights and Responsibilities.
2.4 Maintenance of Academic Honesty Reports
The Office of the Dean of Student Affairs will maintain a copy of
each Academic Honesty Report filed on a student until that
student's graduation or permanent suspension of studies. Students
will be assumed to have permanently suspended their studies at
UHD if they go five years without enrolling for any coursework.
Faculty members or administrators investigating allegations of
academic honesty violations may request that the Dean of
Student Affairs release to them any previous reports that have
been filed on the student against whom the current allegations are
being made.
2.5 Penalties
The penalty for an academic honesty violation on a significant
course requirement such as a term paper/project or final
examination shall be an "F"' for the course. The penalty for
academic honesty violations in other coursework will be left to
the discretion of the faculty member and may be modified upon
appeal. When an academic honesty violation includes flagrant
behavior, such as having a substitute take an exam or stealing an
exam, the faculty member shall also refer the matter to the Office
of Student Affairs for disciplinary action pursuant to the Student
Rights and Responsibilities Policy (PS 04.A.01). The Office of
Student Affairs may also initiate disciplinary action against a
student with repeated academic honesty violations.
3. REVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible Party: Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost
Review: As needed
President
Policy History
Issue# 1: 05/22/84
Issue# 2: 06/11/86
Issue# 3: 06/18/88
Issue# 4: 11/15/93
PS 03.A.19
Academic Honesty Report
University of Houston - Downtown
(To be completed by faculty member)
I. Description of Academic Honesty Violation
1. Student’s Name___________________________________
2. Faculty Member’s Name ___________________________
3. Academic Department _____________________________
4. Course/Section Number ____________________________
5. Nature of Offense (include date, time, place of offense and witnesses’ names)
______________________________________________________________
(complete on reverse)
6. Recommended Penalty
________a. This is a warning of unacceptable conduct from the instructor.
No further action is contemplated
________b. Grade of F for the course.
________c. Recommend student be placed on disciplinary probation/suspension
________d. Other: _________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
________________________________ ________________
(faculty member’s signature) (date signed)
If student refuses to sign, the penalty stands.
(To be completed by student)
II. By signature, I admit responsibility for the incident described above and agree to accept the penalty recommended. By
my signature I acknowledge that I have read and understand the Academic Honesty Policy provided at the time this form was
received. I understand that only the precise penalty stated above will be imposed unless there is evidence of previous honesty
violations in which case additional penalties my be imposed.
________I admit responsibility for the incident described above and accept the
penalty from the instructor.
________I request a hearing with the appropriate department chair and faculty
member. I understand that I will be allowed to remain in my classes
until the appeal process is completed.
________________________________ ________________
(student's signature) (date signed)
PS 03.A.19
(To be completed by department chair, when necessary)
________affirm ________deny ________modify (specify on reverse)
________________________________ ______________________
(department chair’s signature) (date signed)
(To be completed by faculty member)
5. Description of Offense
Date ____________________________________________________________________
Time ___________________________________________________________________
Place ___________________________________________________________________
Witnesses _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Offense _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(To be completed by department chair, when necessary)
Modification of recommended penalty_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
PS 03.A.19
Withdrawal Prevention Form
University of Houston - Downtown
Student's Name ___________________________________________________________________________
Student's SS#_____________________________________________________________________________
Faculty Member's Name ____________________________________________________________________
Academic Department _____________________________________________________________________
Course/Section Number ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(faculty member's signature) (date signed)
________________________________________________________________________________
(department chair's signature) (date signed)
________________________________________________________________________________
(dean's signature) (date signed)
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