Academic Dishonesty

The College expects every student to engage in all scholastic pursuits in a manner that is beyond reproach. Students are required to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the classroom and/or laboratory. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in scholastic work is subject to disciplinary action. The TSTC Nursing program sets the same minimum standards as set forth in the TSTC Student Handbook regarding scholastic honesty.

See the TSTC Student Handbook for further details.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on scholastic work, plagiarism and collusion. Cheating on scholastic work includes:

• Copying from another student’s test paper or other scholastic work.

• Copying from one's previous assignment

• Using, during a test, materials or equipment not authorized by the person administering the test.

• Collaborating, without authority, with another student during an examination or in the preparation of scholastic work.

• Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an un-administered test.

• Soliciting, bribing or coercing an instructor or student grader to alter the score or grade achieved on a test or other scholastic work.

• Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one-self, to take a test or prepare other academic work or laboratory assignments/experiments.

• Soliciting, bribing or coercing another person to obtain an un-administered test/examination or information about an un-administered test/examination.

• Using thoughts, words, or expressions of other’s works, including web-based information, as one’s own (plagiarism).

All student conduct will support academic honesty.  Any student who participates in cheating on an exam or uses the thoughts or words of others without proper citation (plagiarism), in a written assignment, will receive a grade of zero. Academic Dishonesty constitutes unprofessional conduct and lack of good professional character in the judgment of the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON). Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be required to see the Program Team Lead and may be immediately dismissed from the program without future readmission.