Policy No.: 4045 Board Approved: November 19, 2013 Reviewed: April 23, 2019
Academic Integrity Policy
Hagerstown Community College is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, honesty, and ethical behavior among its students, faculty, and staff. Everyone in the College community is expected to obey the law, promote a sense of respect and consideration of others, perform contractual obligations, maintain integrity and high standards in academic work, and observe appropriate standards of conduct. Accordingly, HCC has adopted the following Code of Integrity to uphold standards of academic honesty and social conduct that adopts five fundamental values: 1. Honesty The commitment to honesty is the core pursuit. Cheating, lying, fraud, theft, and other dishonest behaviors undermine the rights, welfare, and worth of the academic community. Honesty is expected of all members of the College community: students, faculty, staff, and administrators. 2. Trust Consistent and reciprocal honesty creates trust among individuals. Faculty must provide clear expectations and evaluations of students’ work, and students must perform this work honestly and diligently. 3. Fairness All members of the College have a right to be treated fairly. Fairness implies predictability, clear expectations, and a consistent application of policies and procedures. A violation by one member of the community affects the entire community and will not be tolerated. 4. Respect All members of the College community must respect each other as individuals, as all are entitled to their beliefs, opinions, culture, traditions, and property. All members should take others’ ideas seriously and recognize all as individuals. Rudeness, demeaning or disruptive behavior is the antithesis of respectful conduct. 5. Responsibility Each member of the College community must understand his/her role in creating institutional integrity. Upholding high standards of individual scholarship and conduct are pivotal to the learning environment.
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