What is Seneca Colleges Policy on Plagiarism?
Section 8.8 of Seneca College’s “Academic Policy 2002/2003” clearly states the College’s policy on the topic of “Cheating and Plagiarism”: Cheating and plagiarism are offenses which will not be tolerated by the College. Such offenses occur when a student misrepresents his or her performance on any form of academic evaluation including, but not limited to, written assignments, lab experiments, group projects, tests or examinations. The penalty for the first offense of cheating or plagiarism ia a grade of “O” on the work in which the offense occurred. The penalty for the second offense of cheating or plagiarism is immediate expulsion from the college for the remainder of the semester or longer, depending on the circumstances. The student has the right to appeal the decision of the College consistent with Academic Policy. A record will be maintained of each cheating and plagiarism incident and the offense will be recorded as a comment on the student’s transcript. The procedure for dealing
