Undergrad Nursing Handbook - D'Youville College

LEARNING CENTER
The purpose of the Learning Center is to help students meet their academic goals.
Housed in the Learning Center are the federally funded Title IV Student Support Services (SSS), and the
Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), co-sponsored by the State Education Department and
D’Youville College.
The Learning Center staff administers the Skills Assessment Inventory (SAI), including reading, writing,
math and chemistry components, to entering students, including transfers, in order to determine their
readiness for required courses. It also provides non-credit college skills courses in reading and study
skills, writing, critical thinking, and math.
Professional tutorial assistance is provided in reading, writing, math, and selected courses. An intensive
Pre-College Skills Program is offered in the summer to enable current and incoming students to improve
their skills.
Professional and peer tutors are available, on an appointment basis, to assist students in reading, writing,
basic math and study skills. Content area tutoring is offered for high-risk courses depending on
availability of tutors.
In addition to the instructional programs, academic counseling is available to students in the areas of
personal development, academic survival skills, academic policies, and college procedures.
Appointments are recommended. Students with disabilities also have special services available to them
through the Learning Center.
Learning Center hours and further information are posted on the D’Youville College website.
Appointments are recommended. Please call 829-7690 or make an appointment online by clicking “make
an appointment” on the Learning Center’s page.
http://www.dyc.edu/academics/learning_center/
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
PLAGIARISM POLICY
These policies are consistent with the college policy on academic integrity.
Plagiarism is the presentation of writing or ideas of another individual as one's own without citation.
Legally, socially, and academically it is considered a form of theft and usually results in automatic failure
on the paper or course and may result in an inability to repeat the course. Students who have plagiarized
may be referred to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Repeated plagiarism may result in dismissal
from the college.
Plagiarism includes papers copied directly from another source, submission of false information,
cosubmissions, and papers with materials taken in part or in whole from other sources without sufficient
documentation. Refer to the current D’Youville College Undergraduate Catalog Policy on Academic
Integrity. Any student who submits an assignment that meets the criteria for plagiarism will receive a
grade of zero for that assignment. There will be no option to resubmit that assignment. Students will
submit two copies of any major paper. The electronic resource TurnItIn may be used to screen any
student assignment for plagiarism, at faculty discretion.
CHEATING
During a written examination, if a student is observed to be cheating, the student will be removed from the
examination room and given a grade of zero for the exam. Students will not be permitted to repeat or
make-up the exam. Instances of cheating will be documented in the student's record and the student will
face dismissal from the School of Nursing.
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