PCCUA is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity. Academic honesty is essential to the educational mission of the College and to the value of the degrees, certificates, and credentials awarded. Students are expected to demonstrate honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior in all academic work.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of information, unauthorized collaboration, facilitating academic dishonesty, misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, unauthorized possession or distribution of examinations or instructional materials, and any other action that improperly affects the evaluation of a student's academic performance or achievement. Examples include copying another student's work, using unauthorized materials or resources during quizzes or examinations, submitting work created by another person or AI as one's own without authorization or appropriate attribution, falsifying data or records, and assisting another student in committing academic dishonesty.
For complete policy information visit https://www.pccua.edu/policies/.
Students may appeal the finding or the penalty under Administrative Procedure No. 404.06, Academic Appeal Procedure, as outlined in the Student Handbook and available at https://www.pccua.edu/student-academic-appeal-process/ .