Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty, in any form, is expressly prohibited by the rules of the District Board of Trustees of Florida Community College at Jacksonville. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, which can take many forms, such as copying someone else’s test answers or homework assignments, providing answers or assignments to others, making up excuses, or trying to inappropriately influence professors. The College defines cheating 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.

Academic dishonesty also includes 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. You should always reference sources when using them, including Internet sources. Many professors have access to technology that helps them identify plagiarism.

Additionally, academic dishonesty comprises other forms 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.

Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously by the college and any violation will result in serious consequences, including failing assignments, failing courses, and further disciplinary procedures. Please refer to the section in the catalog regarding academic dishonesty for further information.