Academic Honesty Procedure at Richmindale

Document No. ACA-2034

Revision No. 2505 on May 1, 2025

Parent Doc. ACA-1034

1. Purpose

This policy establishes a clear and structured process for addressing academic dishonesty at Richmindale College. It helps faculty members enforce academic integrity, informs students of the consequences of dishonest behavior, and facilitates appropriate disciplinary actions.

2. Scope

This policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff at Richmindale College.

3. Procedure

When a faculty member determines that academic dishonesty in an assignment has occurred, the faculty member can address the issue directly with the student by considering one of the following options:

Educating the student on plagiarism (whenever it is unintentional or due to deficiency in understanding of what plagiarism is);

Allowing a student to resubmit the assignment; or

Taking steps to report the offence using the procedure below along with a disciplinary action such as reducing the grade on the assignment, issuing a Failing grade on the assignment, or issuing a Failing grade for the course.

If the instructor and student cannot resolve the plagiarism issue, the instructor submits an Academic Dishonesty Complaint form to the Chief Academic Officer or designee through the Richmindale website on RIMS > Dashboard > Academics > Dishonesty, or copy and paste the link www.richmindale.com/rims/academics/dishonesty in a web browser. An email notification with a copy of the complaint is sent to the student’s official email. The student has an opportunity to respond to the allegation by replying to the email copy of the Dishonesty Complaint form.

The Chief Academic Officer or designee assigns a Conduct Review Committee, which reviews the forms and communications, and determines an appropriate action to address the issue. Some of the possible outcomes include student removal from class, loss of semester credit, documented Richmindale College Academic Catalog revision 02/25 Page 48 of 70 counseling, or in extreme cases, expulsion from Richmindale College. The Chief Executive Officer of Richmindale College is informed of all reported instances and the actions taken.

The student has the right to appeal the decision on RIMS > Dashboard > Academics > Dishonesty, or copy and paste the link www.richmindale.com/rims/academics/dishonesty/appeal in a web browser. All actions are based on the severity of the offense.

4. References

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