Academic integrity
SCAD students are expected to uphold the highest standards of honesty and ethical conduct in all academic endeavors. This commitment to integrity not only ensures the authenticity and value of a SCAD education but also cultivates a culture of trust, respect, and innovation that is crucial in creative industries.
Under all circumstances, students must be honest in their dealings with faculty, administrative staff, and fellow students, and they must submit work that accurately reflects their level of accomplishment. Thus, students shall not engage in an activity that undermines academic integrity or facilitates academic dishonesty by others. This includes, but is not limited to, the following behaviors:
- Cheating: Using unauthorized assistance, materials, or technology in any academic work.
- Plagiarism: Using someone else's work, ideas, or words without proper attribution.
- Fabrication: Falsifying data, information, or citations in academic work.
- Multiple Submission: Submitting the same work for multiple courses without prior written approval.
- Facilitation: Helping others commit academic dishonesty or failing to report known academic integrity violations.
If a faculty member suspects a student of academic dishonesty, the faculty member notifies the student of this concern. Once this notification has occurred, the student is prohibited from seeking to withdraw from the course pending the result of a possible investigation. If academic dishonesty is suspected, the faculty member must email all evidence and documentation to [email protected].
If the allegation warrants investigation, an academic administrator is appointed to investigate the allegation. If the investigator finds that academic dishonesty has occurred, the student is informed in writing that they will receive an F in the course. The student has five business days from the date on the written notice to appeal the decision of the investigator. If no appeal is made, the student is assigned a grade of F in the course and the student forfeits the right to continue to attend the course in which the academic dishonesty occurred. Students wishing to appeal should do so by emailing [email protected]. An appeals committee then convenes to review the case. Findings are presented to academic services, who sends the student a final decision in writing within 30 days of the written appeal. A student found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy may not withdraw from the course(s) in question. Additional sanctions may also be imposed, including suspension or dismissal. A second finding of academic dishonesty may result in dismissal from SCAD.