Chandler Online Academy Cheating/Plagiarism Policy

Policy:

• Incidents of cheating/plagiarism will be handled as follows:
  • 1st offense = student redo assignment for partial credit
  • 2nd offense = no credit for assignment + referral
  • 3rd offense = removal from course + F on student transcript + referral 
  • * In an incident where a student turns in more than three assignments at one time that have been cheated or plagiarized, 3rd offense rules apply.

• Students found cheating on a final exam will receive an automatic zero for the final, which will result in an F on their transcript. Infractions include:
  • Operating any electronic device once the exam has started.
  • Accessing any website away from their exam module.
  • Using any notes other than their hand-written 3x5 notecard.
  • Any other action used to gain an unfair advantage.

Prevention:

• Cheating / plagiarism policy will be posted on the Chandler Online Academy website and included in the student handbook and the orientation course
• Teachers will include cheating / plagiarism policy on their introduction pages, as well as on class correspondence throughout the course.