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I. Students have the right to participate in the
evaluation process of academic courses,
programs, and services. Students are responsible
for rendering fair and accurate evaluations.
J. Students have the right to fair evaluation by
faculty members, based upon clearly defined
criteria presented at the beginning of the
course. Students are responsible for meeting
all established requirements of each course for
which they enroll.
K. Students have the right to substantive and
procedural due process as it relates to College
policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Students are responsible for following all policies,
procedures, rules, and regulations, including, but
not limited to, student conduct.
L. Students have the right to file academic or
general grievances against any faculty or staff
member who has, in a student’s opinion,
displayed inappropriate behavior or violated
College policies, procedures, rules, or regulations.
Students are responsible for following the
College policies and procedures (www.frederick.
edu/studentpolicies).
V. Prohibited Conduct
The Code of Student Conduct addresses both
behavioral and academic integrity. The College
reserves the right to take disciplinary action against
students for misconduct not specifically identified
in this Code. All reported violations of the Code of
Student Conduct and their subsequent resolutions
will be maintained through the secured College
tracking system. Violations of academic integrity
will be monitored and managed by the office of the
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. All other
reported violations of the Code of Student Conduct
and their subsequent resolutions will be monitored
and managed by the office of the Vice President for
Learning Support.
The following prohibited conduct, when committed
by any student, or any student who aids, abets,
incites, or attempts to commit prohibited conduct,
will be considered in violation of the Code of Student
Conduct.
A. Violation of Academic Integrity
1. A violation of Academic Integrity includes,
but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, or
facilitating dishonest activities. Examples of
violations are provided below. The principles are
applicable to all credit and non-credit courses
at the College.
a. Cheating - the intentional or attempted use
of unauthorized materials, information, or
study aids in an academic exercise. Examples
include, but are not limited to:
i. Use of notes, examinations, instructional
material, or information obtained by
electronic means during academic activities.
ii. Obtaining, using, or processing copies of an
examination, and/or providing or receiving
information contained in an examination.
iii. Submitting another’s work as one’s own.
iv. Having an examination taken by another
party.
v. Altering or falsifying examination or class
results after evaluation is completed by the
faculty member.
vi. Carrying in or using unauthorized material
during testing.
vii. Copying answers and/or work from another
student during an individually assigned
classroom activity.
b. Plagiarism - the presentation of an idea or
product as new when taken from an original
existing source without properly citing the
source of the material.
Examples of plagiarism include:
i. Duplicating another author’s work (in whole or
part) without quotation marks and/or proper
citations.
ii. Duplicating the author’s exact words with the
proper citation, but without quotation marks.
iii. Using an author’s paraphrased ideas without
proper citations.
iv. Submitting a paper in which the exact words
are only rearranged in order without proper
citation.
c. Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty. Examples
include but are not limited to fabricating,
falsifying, or inventing information, data, or
citations in an academic activity.
2. When a faculty member has reason to believe
that a violation of Academic Integrity has
occurred, the faculty member will complete
and submit the Student Behavior Incident
Report Form available on the College website
and Communication Central and notify their
Department Chair or Director. The report will
be monitored and managed using the secured
College tracking system. The faculty member
will also notify the Provost/Vice President for
Academic Affairs who will place a temporary
hold on the student’s account while the case is
being reviewed. The faculty member will address
the violation of academic integrity with the
student in his/her class.
The student will be afforded the opportunity to
respond to the allegation during his/her meeting
with the faculty member. Following meeting
with the student, the faculty member will make a
determination as to the occurrence of a violation
based on the preponderance of the evidence
presented during the meeting.
IV. Student Rights and Responsibilities
Frederick Community College recognizes that
its students have certain rights as members of
the College community and also bear certain
responsibilities as well.
A. Students have the right to freedom of speech,
assembly, advocacy, and inquiry. Students are
responsible for complying with all College
policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
B. Students have the right to offer opposing
opinions and to reserve judgment about matters
of personal opinion. Students are responsible for
exercising their right of personal expression in a
manner that is not disruptive or defamatory.
C. Students have the right to offer opposing
opinions and to reserve judgment about their
views, beliefs, academic evaluations, political
affiliations, and educational records. Students are
responsible for respecting this right of others.
D. Students have the right to participate in, or
receive the benefits of any educational program
or activity provided by the College regardless
of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed,
ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic
information, marital status, mental or physical
disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation,
sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status and
any other category protected by federal, state or
local law.
E. Students have the right to participate in any
student group without discrimination and to
form such groups according to the Student
Government Association’s (SGA) policies.
F. Students have the right to form a student
government which shall be governed by a
constitution approved by the President of the
College and the President’s Senior Leadership
Team. Students are responsible for abiding by
that constitution. The actions of the student
government may be reviewed only through
prescribed procedures.
G. Students have the right to participate in
the development and review of institutional,
academic, and student policies. Opportunities
for such participation will be provided through
student representatives to the College Senate
and appropriate committees. As participants
in the institutional process, students are
responsible for complying with all College
policies and procedures, attending meetings,
and participating in the decision-making process
with the welfare of the entire student body in
mind.
H. Students have the right to recommend
allocation of funds collected from student
fees. Organizations receiving such funds are
responsible for opening all programs and
events to the entire student population without
exception and abiding by the procedures
outlined in the SGA Funding Guidelines.