Academic Integrity Policy at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is committed to academic integrity. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, theft, alteration or falsification of academic records or violation of any college, state, or federal laws or policies.

To commit or assist someone in committing academic dishonesty is grounds for disciplinary action and possible suspension or expulsion from the college. Students who observe or become aware of apparent academic dishonesty should report the matter to faculty or administration.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating. To plagiarize is "to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own, use a created production without crediting the source, commit literary theft, or present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source" (Merriam-Webster's College Dictionary, Tenth Edition, Springfield, MA: Merriam Webster, Inc. 1993). Plagiarism is intellectual theft, a serious academic offense with serious consequences to be determined by the instructor and Department Chair.

1. Unintentional plagiarism can occur if you mistakenly forget to identify the author and source of another's words or ideas, and may result in an "F" for that particular assignment.

2. Intentional plagiarism or academic dishonesty of an sort may result in an "F" for that particular assignment.

3. The second instance of intentional academic dishonesty may result in expulsion from the College.

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