Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-01-.02 - JURISDICTION

(1) All students become subject to the rules and regulations of the Honor Code upon registration at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

(2) The Honor code is violated by various types of misrepresentation or acts of dishonesty which bear on the academic evaluation of a student. The following are a few examples (not all inclusive) of violations of the Honor Code:

(a) Failure to adhere to Honor Code Pledge.

(b) Bringing unauthorized material into examination area.

(c) Making use of unauthorized assistance during an examination or in preparing a graded assignment.

(d) Incorporating words or ideas of another author in a research paper without giving credit to their source. (Please see appendix for a detailed statement of plagiarism.)

(e) Making unacknowledged use of anothers computer program.

(f) Cases involving aggravating circumstances, e.g., selling tests, answer keys or papers, will be considered serious violations.

(g) Assisting in any act of dishonesty including, but not limited to, the above examples.

(h) If an offense includes both an academic aspect (an Honor Code violation, e.g., cheating) and a social conduct violation (which is under the jurisdiction of the disciplinary dean and the Student Conduct Board, e.g. unauthorized entry), it should result in two separate hearings and the possibility of two separate penalties.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-01-.02

Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed August 31, 1982; effective November 15, 1982. Amendment filed October 16, 1984; effective January 14, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed June 18, 1896; effective October 28, 1996.

Authority: Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5 and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.