Anne Arundel Community College, with a central mission of producing learning and a belief that individuals be given the opportunity to fully develop their potential, is committed to upholding rigorous and fair standards of student learning and achievement. Achieving successful student learning is dependent upon a dedication to academic integrity on the part of all members of the college community. Without academic integrity, students gain unfair advantage over others and impede their own development. In support of this aim, Anne Arundel Community College requires all students to exhibit academic integrity in all their academic work.
A culture of academic integrity, a unifying principle in this and all academic communities, is built upon respect for others’ work, commitment to doing one’s own work, and intolerance for academic dishonesty in all its forms.
Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to:
Cheating, which is the use or attempted use of unauthorized material, information, electronic device, implement or study aid in an academic exercise or assignment without the instructor’s permission;
Plagiarizing, which is the unacknowledged or improperly cited adoption or reproduction of the ideas, words, data or statements of others, including fellow students and internet sources;
Fabricating or falsifying, which is the unauthorized falsification or invention of any data, information or citation in an academic exercise;
Impersonating, which is assuming another student’s identity or allowing another student to do so for the purpose of fulfilling an academic requirement;
Facilitating, which is helping or attempting to help another commit an act of academic dishonesty.
When academic dishonesty is alleged, the student involved shall have an opportunity to admit or deny the allegation. In a timely manner, the instructor shall confer with the student, explaining the reasons why he or she believes that the student has committed the act of academic dishonesty and what academic sanction could be imposed by the instructor. The instructor has the right and obligation to impose a reasonable academic sanction including, but not limited to, the following:
Anne Arundel Community College is bound by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which states that personal information such as class location, course schedule, grades, and other information of a personal nature cannot be released to parents or significant others without the specific written consent of the student. I will not be able to release information, including assignment information, to anyone else except for registered students in the course unless I have your permission. Please note that grades and other personal information can be communicated only through your college email account (myAACC or ANGEL).
The College is an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)/Title 504 compliant institution. Students who need services because of a documented disability can request assistance by calling Disability Support Services at (410) 777-2307 or Maryland Relay 711. Appropriate and reasonable academic adjustments will also be provided with documentation from DSS. Confirmation of a disability will be required (See College Catalog for complete information). Students with documented special education or physical needs should notify me immediately.