Student Handbook - Moraine Park Technical College

A student who is suspended or expelled may not enter any
Moraine Park owned or leased facilities, including satellite
properties, or attend any Moraine Park event without written
permission of the Dean of Students or Designee. Such
requests may be denied. Grades or diplomas may be withheld
pending final determination of the charges. A current
transcript can be issued upon request of the student, but it
will contain the notation “disciplinary charges are pending.”
A student may, during an investigation of alleged misconduct
or after a statement of facts has been delivered, but prior to
a hearing, submit a written withdrawal from the College. In
the event of a withdrawal, the Dean of Students will determine
a sanction as is deemed consistent with the misconduct.
The student will be notified of the decision by a written
letter and will have ten calendar days to request a hearing.
The student and College may stipulate to modification of the
above procedures.
Right to Petition for Readmission
A student who has been expelled or suspended may petition
for readmission. The petition must be in writing and directed
to the Dean of Students. The petition may not be filed prior to
the expiration of three years from the date of final determination
in expulsion cases or before the expiration of one-half
of a suspension for suspension cases.
The Dean of Students will determine whether such petitions
will be granted or denied.
Student Conduct (Academic)
Instructors are responsible for familiarizing students with
the rules associated with academic integrity. Students have
an obligation to conduct their academic work according to
College standards. Students also have a right to expect that
they will be graded fairly and have the right of due process
procedures should they be charged with academic misconduct.
Academic misconduct subject to disciplinary sanctions
includes, but is not limited to:
Cheating
• Possessing and/or using resources, notes, study aids,
information or materials while taking any quiz, test or
exam. These resources may be written or electronic in
nature.
• Allowing another person to do one’s work and submitting
that work under one’s own name.
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Plagiarism
• Seeking to claim credit for the work or efforts of another
without authorization by citation.
• Purchasing of term papers and submitting in whole or in
part to meet course requirements.
Unfair Advantage
• Damaging, destroying or erasing the academic work of
others.
• Stealing, damaging, defacing, destroying or concealing
library materials with the purpose of depriving others of
their use.
• Intentionally obstructing or interfering with another
student’s academic work.
Collusion
• Assisting other students in cheating, falsifying information
or plagiarizing.
• Providing false information in connection with an inquiry
regarding academic dishonesty.
• Engaging in conduct aimed at making false statements
of a student’s academic performance.
Falsification of Records and Official Documents
• Forging signatures or falsifying information on academic
documents or records.
• Altering documents affecting academic records.
• Presenting or making use of false documentation.
• Making false statements to college employees regarding
academic work
Unauthorized Use
• Downloading, storing and/or sharing nonacademic
information/videos on a student’s home directory.
• Using electronic or other devices to make an audio or
video record of any instructional activity or academic
material unless authorized by the Registrar.
• Using another student’s home directory for any purpose.
• Non-students accessing resources identified for student
use only.
Sanctions
Faculty members with direct personal knowledge of the
academic misconduct of students have the authority to
impose the following penalties.
Based on the evidence and the severity of the misconduct,
instructors may: