2013 – 2014 - Barton College

101 Academic RegulationsMembers of the Barton Community Will Not:• Lie.• Cheat.• Plagiarize.• Steal.• Violate others’ property.• Tolerate others’ disregard for the honor code.Policy on Academic HonestyThe following list of violations outlines infractions. The list is not comprehensive.• Academic Dishonesty is defined as any act of cheating and plagiarism.• Cheating is defined as giving or receiving aid, including attempting to give or receive aid,without the specific consent of the professor, on quizzes, examinations, assignments, etc.• Plagiarism is defined as presenting as one’s own the writing or work of others. Wheneverphrasing is borrowed, even if only two or three words, the indebtedness should be recognizedby the use of quotation marks and mention of the author’s name. The language of anotheris not made the writer’s own by omission, rearrangement, or new combinations; such is anact of plagiarism.• Disruption of educational process is defined as the obstruction or disruption of teaching,disciplinary procedures, administration, or other College activities.Sanctions for violations of academic honesty are found in the Barton College Judicial System andProcedures Handbook.Class AttendanceA student is responsible for class attendance and, even in necessary absences, is accountable forall academic activities and deadlines. The following is the basic attendance policy of the College.• In 100- and 200-level courses, unexcused absences in excess of the equivalent to the numberof class meetings in one week result in a reduction of the grade in the course.• In upper level courses and multi-level courses the student is provided, at the beginning of thecourse, a written statement of attendance requirements for the course.• In all courses the student is expected to attend at least seventy-five percent of the class meetings.Attending less than seventy-five percent may result in failure in the course.• Some courses or programs for pedagogical reasons have a more stringent attendance policy.The syllabus for each course provides the attendance policy for that course.• Generally, absences are excused only for personal illness, family emergency, or for requiredparticipation in a College function. In all cases, the burden of proving that an absence isto be excused rests with the student. Faculty may require adequate and appropriatedocumentation before excusing an absence.