| POLICY NAME | POLICY NO. | APPROVING BODY | RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Integrity Policy | AA306 | Board of Regents | Academic Affairs |
| EFFECTIVE DATE | VERSION NO. | REVISION/REVIEW DATE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| 01-JUL-2024 | 01 | 12-DEC-2024 | AA306_Academic Integrity Policy WEB |
PURPOSE:
To provide clear expectations of academic integrity to our students.
POLICY:
Academic integrity standards at Western New Mexico University (WNMU) are established to provide systematic procedures for engagement between faculty, students, and administration. Further, consequences are established to remedy violations of academic integrity.
Each student will observe standards of honesty and integrity in academic work completed at WNMU. Adherence to the standards is considered a serious matter and is a requirement. Violations of academic integrity such as cheating and plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, may result in penalties including dismissal from WNMU.
Violations include any behavior that misrepresents or falsifies a student’s knowledge, skills or abilities. Such violations include two broad categories: (1) cheating and (2) plagiarism.
Academic Integrity Procedures are identified in course syllabi and further referenced in the WNMU Student Handbook and the WNMU Catalog.
RETALIATION PROHIBITED: The law prohibits, and it is the policy of WNMU to prohibit, retaliation against those individuals who participate as faculty member, students, witnesses, or who provide information as part of the Academic Integrity Procedures. Complaints of retaliation should be reported in the same manner as complaints under this procedure.