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2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook > Policies and Procedures > Academic Misconduct

Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct is any act that does or could improperly distort students’ grades or other student academic records. A student enrolls at Ogeechee Technical College to gain technical skills to lead to greater employability. Academic misconduct is not only “cheating” the student of learning the needed skills it is an offense to the academic integrity of the learning environment. All forms of academic dishonesty will call for discipline.

Procedure for Academic Misconduct

Should a student commit an act of Academic Misconduct, the instructor will submit an Academic Misconduct Incident Form to the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs will keep a record of the offense and will notify the instructor of the level of the offense and the appropriate action to be taken in accordance with the following procedure:

First Offense

Student will be assigned a grade of “0” for the test or assignment. The Vice President for Academic Affairs will keep a record of the incident.

Second Offense

Student will be assigned a grade of “WF” for the course in which offense occurs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs will keep a record of the incident. The Student’s program advisor will also be notified.

Third Offense

Student will be placed on academic suspension for a length of time to be determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs or the President’s designee.