2011-2012 Academic Catalog - Victory University

• Unauthorized access involves gaining access, for any reason, to another person’s or toUniversity’s files (either paper or computerized), without consent of the owner or custodian ofthe files. Inadvertent access to such files should be reported immediately to the Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs to allow investigation of a potential lapse in file or system securityprocedures.• Aiding and Abetting involves providing information to another for the purpose of giving unfairand unauthorized advantage on assignments or exams. It also includes providing false,misleading, or incomplete information in connection with an investigation into a possibleviolation of the academic dishonesty policy.SANCTIONS FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTYThe Faculty and Administration of the University regard academic dishonesty as an extremelyserious academic offense. Work which, in part or in whole, is the product of academicdishonesty will receive a grade of zero. At the instructor’s option, submission of suchfraudulent work could result in a student’s failure of the course, removal from the class(without tuition refund), and/or referral to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for possiblefurther discipline.Consequences for initial occurrences of academic dishonesty will be administered by individualinstructors in consultation with the Department Chair. A report of each occurrence of academicdishonesty along with a description of any sanctions imposed by the instructor shall bereported in writing to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Academicdishonesty constitutes an offense to the instructor, the student’s peers and to the entireacademic community. Consequently, the Vice President for Academic Affairs with theagreement of the Academic Council may expel the student from Victory University, eitherpermanently or for a specified term, as circumstances warrant. In the event of a secondoffense, the student must appear before the Academic Council to show cause why suspensionor expulsion should not occur. The decision of the Academic Council shall not be subject toappeal.STUDENT’S PERMANENT ACADEMIC RECORDThe instructor, in a written memorandum to the Office of Academic Affairs, must report anydetermination of academic dishonesty. Based on such reports and any documentation of finaldisposition through appeal, the Office of Academic Affairs will maintain a permanent record ofacademic dishonesty offenses for each student including the number of such offenses. A copyof all findings shall be included in the student’s permanent academic record.113