Paper guide(Academic Calendar 2003-4, Section 3.9)
a) Plagiarism is "the act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his [or her] writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's own mind" (Black's Law Dictionary).
A student found to have plagiarized will receive zero for the work concerned.
b) Cheating may be defined as, but not limited to, employing crib sheets, copying, consulting concealed material during an examination, and having information stored in a calculator that is not available to all members of the class.
c) The following procedures govern suspected cases of cheating or plagarism:
i) The instructor or invigilator will report the case to the department chair.
ii) The department chair will report to the appropriate dean who will ensure that an impartial assessment is made by an independent member of the faculty. iii) Candidates who cheat on an examination, or assignment, or who are found to have plagarized, will receive zero for the work concerned. Upon conviction for a second offence, they will be dismissed immediately, and will not be permitted to re-enter the university for a minimum period of one year. Collaborators shown to be culpable will be subject to the same penalties.
d) The following rules govern the treatment of candidates found guilty of attempting to obtain academic credit dishonestly:
i) For an imposter writing an examination in place of a candidate, if both the candidate and imposter are StFX students, the candidate will have zero entered on his/her record for the course concerned, and both will be dismissed immediately from the university for a minimum period of one year.
ii) If the imposter is not a member of StFX, the university may take what legal action is open to it.
e) Students disciplined under these regulations may appeal their cases under sections 3.13 and 3.14.
f) These regulations and sanctions are currently under review. Any changes adopted by the University Senate will come into effect immediately.