Academic dishonesty occurs when a student fails to abide by the Eckerd College Honor Code. Any misrepresentation of a student’s academic work may be considered academic dishonesty.

Academic dishonesty is defined as a violation of the Eckerd College Honor Code related to courses, coursework, or fulfillment of academic requirements. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to 1) Cheating, which includes obtaining information illegitimately, giving others information illegitimately, or acting as an accomplice in a situation of academic dishonesty; 2) Plagiarism; 3)  Misrepresentation.

All allegations of academic dishonesty involving students are addressed using the Academic Honor Council procedures.

For detailed explanations of how to report and what the procedure is, please visit the online Academic Honor Council website.