How is academic misconduct defined?
The Student Conduct Code explains that admission to the University carries with it the presumption that students will practice high standards of professional honesty and integrity (WAC 478-120-020 [2]). This idea is expanded in the document Academic Honesty: Cheating and Plagiarism, which was prepared by the Committee on Academic Conduct in the College of Arts and Sciences. The document provides undergraduate students with a definition of academic misconduct, explains what happens in cases of suspected misconduct, and provides some suggestions for avoiding such misconduct. The College of Engineering Policy on Academic Misconduct provides definitions for faculty and students in the College of Engineering.
