Undergraduate Catalogue
The Academic Integrity System
The academic integrity system, developed jointly by students, faculty and administration, and unanimously endorsed by the Bentley community in 2004, is the watchdog of academic integrity. The implementation arm of the system is the academic integrity board, which consists of three members of the faculty, two students and is chaired by the academic integrity coordinator. The primary charge of the board is to review and respond to alleged violations of academic integrity. Major provisions of the academic integrity system are as follows:
- Instructors retain the right to deal directly with cases of academic dishonesty that may occur in their classes. Students must be notified of the evidence of a violation and must have an opportunity to respond. In cases where both instructor and student agree that the alleged violation did occur, and if the student agrees to the instructor?s proposed sanction for the incident, then the instructor and student are requested to sign an academic incident report, which briefly details the violation and sanction. The form is filed with the academic integrity coordinator.
- If the instructor and student do not agree about the facts of the alleged violation or the proposed sanction, then a hearing may be requested before the academic integrity board. Both instructor and student will be required to attend. Evidence of the alleged violation will be presented, and the student will have the opportunity to respond to the evidence. It is the responsibility of the academic integrity board to determine whether there has been a violation and what, if any, sanctions should be imposed.
- The student may appeal all decisions and sanctions by the academic integrity board to the vice president for academic affairs.
- In all instances where there is a record of prior violation, the new case shall be turned over to the academic integrity board for review.
Complete guidelines on the academic integrity system and the function of the academic integrity board are available from the academic integrity coordinator and appear in the student handbook at: www.bentley.edu/shandbook/integrity/index.cfm
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