Academic Standards

● Use of a textbook or notes during an examination without the instructor’s permission ● Getting or giving unauthorized help on assignments ● Tampering with experimental data to obtain a desired result or creating results for experiments not done (dry-labbing) ● Tampering with or destroying others’ work ● Submitting substantial portions of the same academic work for credit or honors more than once without permission of the present instructor ● Lying about these or other academic matters

Students who are guilty of such academic violations can expect to be penalized. Instructors whose definition of cheating differs from that stated above have the responsibility and obligation to inform students, in writing, at the beginning of the course. Instructors who fail to do so have no basis for disciplinary action in instances of purported student dishonesty outside the above provisions.

The course instructor shall have authority to deal with instances of academic dishonesty within these guidelines: ● Faculty members should report any student who has violated the policy on academic integrity to the provost and dean. Upon the second report of a serious act of academic dishonesty against a student, action will be initiated under provisions of the Student Community Standards and could lead to dismissal of the student from the university. ● The maximum assessable penalty for a first offense shall not exceed double the original value of the assignment plus no option to make up the work in question. ● Alternate courses of action may include, but are not limited to: o Work may be redone for full or partial credit. o Alternate assignments may be given for full or partial credit. o Work may not be redone and no credit given. ● Students have the right to appeal action under this policy through the regular channels as established by the grade appeal process. Grounds for appeal are: o Insufficient evidence of dishonesty o Penalties in excess of those allowed under the above guidelines o Provisions of grade appeal cited in the Student Handbook

Academic Standards

To be in good standing, students must maintain these minimum standards: Hours Earned Grade Point Average 1-29 hours 1.6 GPA 30-59 hours 1.8 GPA 60-89 hours 2.0 GPA

A student may be dropped from the university at any time when excessive class absences or academic performance indicate inability or unwillingness to achieve normal progress toward a degree. Typically, however, students not in good academic standing are placed on academic notice for a maximum of two consecutive semesters.

All students on academic notice are expected to develop and sign a support contract with a designated academic official before attending classes. The contract may include, but is not limited to, study assistance; limits on participation in university-sponsored extracurricular activities; limits on work commitments, housing, and course loads; and stated expectations for class attendance.

At the end of each semester, the provost will lead a process in which the status of low-achieving students is determined. Normally, students not achieving acceptable standards are barred from returning to Anderson University for at least one semester. Extenuating circumstances could justify the continuation of