Walsh College students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is professional, ethical, honest, and in accordance with generally recognized standards of academic conduct. All coursework including, but not limited to, examinations, quizzes, homework exercises, projects, presentations, online discussion boards, papers or other assignments should reflect professionalism and appropriate academic standards.
By choosing to attend Walsh College, both students and faculty members agree to the provisions of the Academic Conduct Policy, including its rules, policies, and disciplinary actions.
If any administrator, faculty, staff, or student body member suspects a student of engaging in academic misconduct, that person must report it to the Academic Conduct Committee. Academic misconduct is defined as any act of commission or omission by a student designed to affect the grade of that student or another student, where such act is unfair, unethical, or outside of the rules of Walsh College, the rules set by the academic department, or by a classroom instructor (for the instructor’s course).
Academic Misconduct includes but is not limited to:
1. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of another’s work, words, ideas, or images without properly citing the source and thereby representing this work as one’s own, whether the representation is oral or written, expressed or implied. Examples include:
2. Cheating: Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:
Unauthorized distribution or uploading of Walsh College copyrighted materials to any non-Walsh College website, including but not limited to:
Damage, destruction, or modification to Walsh College computers/servers/printers including but not limited to:
3. Misrepresentation or Deception: This includes intentionally lying to, deceiving, or bribing a member of Walsh’s faculty, staff, administration, or outside agency in order to gain academic advantage for oneself or another; or to misrepresent or in other ways interfere with the investigation of a charge of academic misconduct.
Formal documentation of the infraction will be noted in the student’s file and remain on record as long as the individual is a student at Walsh College. Additional disciplinary actions or sanctions include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
A student being investigated for academic misconduct, or having been found responsible for academic misconduct:
May not withdraw from the course at any time
May not seek financial relief for withdrawal
May not utilize the grade replacement feature of the Course Repeat policy
A finding of academic misconduct will become a permanent part of the student record. Subsequent acts of any level of academic misconduct will be considered a basis for suspension or permanent expulsion from Walsh College
Disciplinary action for academic misconduct can take multiple forms. For academic misconduct, disciplinary action may include those listed in the Penalties for Academic Misconduct section. The most serious disciplinary procedures include suspension and expulsion, as defined below.
Suspension from Walsh College
A suspension will terminate the student’s status at Walsh College for a specified period of time, not to exceed one year. This may be posted on the student’s academic transcript at the direction of the dean of academics.
At the end of the specified period, the suspended student will be required to request reinstatement to Walsh College. If granted, the student will be admitted conditionally. Any additional act of academic misconduct committed during the remainder of the student’s academic program will result in permanent expulsion from Walsh College, without the possibility of appeal.
Expulsion from Walsh College
Expulsion from Walsh College will permanently and irrevocably terminate the student’s status at Walsh College. This may be posted on the student’s academic transcript at the direction of the dean of academics. An expulsion may not be appealed and the student will be permanently barred from earning a Walsh College degree.
The suspected misconduct should be reported promptly to the Academic Conduct Committee, which will examine the evidence, determine whether the student was a repeat offender, and impose the appropriate disciplinary action and/or remediation. Formal documentation of the infraction will be noted in the student’s file.
A student may appeal a finding of academic misconduct by applying in writing to the Academic Conduct Committee, AcademicConduct@walshcollege.edu, within fourteen (14) calendar days of notification. Appeals will be heard by the dean of academics who may, at their discretion, affirm, modify, or reverse the decision. The decision of the dean of academics is final in all instances.
All faculty members must promptly report all apparent instances of academic misconduct to the Academic Conduct Committee.