Academic Misconduct Guide - University of Wolverhampton

Appendix 1Penalties foracademicmisconductPlagiarism, collusion and cheating28OffenceFirst serious offenceat undergraduate levelPenaltyRestriction of the awarda student can ultimately achieveSecond serious offenceat undergraduate levelExclusion from the UniversityFirst serious offenceat postgraduate levelExclusion from the UniversityIn cases where students are excluded from the University, they will receive the award towhich they were entitled to at the time of the exclusion. For example – instead of receivinga BA (Hons) degree, an excluded student may be entitled to a Certificate in HE, a Diplomain HE or an Ordinary Degree, depending on the credit achieved at the time of exclusion.For the University’s full regulations on academic misconduct visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/polsregs