Rules and Regulations

Code of Conduct

Students must conduct themselves in a professional manner and comply with all University rules as set forth here and in any other University publications or in written or verbal notices given by University staff or faculty. Any student whose conduct violates the rules will be subject to suspension or dismissal. In the event of dismissal, tuition shall be based on the refund policies and student will not be allowed to return to the university.

University of Antelope Valley does not permit or tolerate the following conduct on its campuses, at externships, or on clinical sites:

Academic Dishonesty

Theft of any kind

Falsification of any records, including attendance

Plagiarism

Computer fraud, software pirating, or accessing pornographic sites on the Internet

Unauthorized installation or removal of software on any computer

Unauthorized alteration of any computer software or hardware

Destroying, defacing, or misusing school property or another student’s or a school employee’s property

Prejudicial or discriminatory behavior

Carrying weapons on campus

Physical abuse or harassment

Impropriety of a sexual nature, including sexual harassment

Use of illicit drugs or intoxicants or entering the University possessing or while under the influence of such.

Violent, threatening, disorderly, disruptive, or offensive behavior or language

Behavior harmful to the school’s image, function, or contractual arrangements or interfering with or distracting from the educational process.

Behavior that indicated the student is unwilling or unable to act in a professional manner.

The use of any tobacco product in the College buildings, and eating or drinking in the hallways classrooms, or any location other than designated areas.

Bringing animals onto college property. No animals are allowed on the premises unless they are assisting the physically impaired or are being used as classroom subjects.

Bringing children into the University teaching areas is not recommended. The University does not provide childcare services and cannot assume responsibility for their health and safety.

Failure to comply with all emergency evacuation procedures, disregarding safety practices, tampering with fire protection equipment or violation of any other health and safety rules or regulations.

The student conduct code includes obeying municipal, state, and federal laws.

Academic Honesty

Students assume certain responsibilities when enrolling in an academic program. One of these responsibilities is academic honesty. Academic honesty requires that all academic work be a product of the individual or individuals acknowledged. Students must assume responsibility for maintaining honesty in all work submitted for credit and in any other work assigned by the instructor of the course. Students are also expected to report incidents of academic dishonesty to an instructor or any other person of authority of the institution.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Cheating

Cheating is the use of unauthorized, inappropriate and unacknowledged materials, information, or study aids during any academic assignment, exercise, or examination. For example:

Unauthorized technology during an examination (calculators, laboratory equipment, etc.)

The use of notes, course materials and study aids that are not authorized.

Looking at other students’ work during an assignment, exercise, or examination where collaboration is not allowed.

Attempting to communicate with other students in order to get help during an assignment, exercise, or examination where collaboration is not allowed.

Obtaining an examination or the answers to an examination prior to its administration.

Altering graded work and submitting it for re-grading.

Unethically obtaining work from another student, copying any portion of that work and submitting that portion of the work as their own.

Allowing another person to do one’s work or a portion of one’s work and submitting it as one’s own.

Submitting work done in one class for credit in another without the instructor’s permission.

Obstructing or interfering with another student’s academic work.

Undertaking any activity intended to obtain an unfair advantage over other students.

Fabrication

Fabrication is the intentional use of false information or the invention of any information used in an academic exercise. For example:

Citing information not taken from the source indicated.

Listing sources in a bibliography not used in the academic exercise.

Inventing data.

Submitting any academic exercise prepared totally or in part for/by another.

Taking a test for another student or permitting another student to take a test for oneself.

Submitting work previously used for credit in another course without permission from the instructor.

Facilitating Academic Dishonesty

Facilitating academic dishonesty is aiding another person in an act that violated the standards of academic honesty. For example:

Allowing students to look at one’s own work during an assignment, exercise or examination where collaboration is not allowed.

Providing information, material, or assistance to another person knowing that it may be used in violation of the course, departmental or university academic honesty policy.

Providing false information in connection with any academic honesty inquiry.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the representation, whether deliberate or unintentional, of an idea, phrase, or other materials from a source without proper acknowledgement as one’s own in any academic exercise. For example:

Misrepresentation of sources used in a work for which the student claims authorship.

Improper use of course materials in a work for which the students claims authorship.

Use of papers purchased from another student or online and turned in as one’s own work.

Submitting written work, such as laboratory reports, computer programs, or papers, which have been copied from the work of other students with or without their knowledge and consent. The risk of plagiarism can be avoided in written work by clearly indicating, either in footnotes or in the paper itself, the source of any major or unique idea or wording that you did not arrive at on your own. Sources must be given regardless of whether the material is quoted directly or paraphrased. Any questions about what constitutes plagiarism should be discussed with the institution librarian or a faculty member.

Any violated of academic honesty is a serious violation and therefore is subject to a disciplinary action up to and including termination from the program.

Academic Progress Appeal Procedures

Within ten business days of notification of termination, the student may appeal the decision by submitting a written appeal to a school official. The appeal should explain the circumstances that the student believes would have a bearing on the reinstatement.

The Director or designee will review the students appeal, the student’s academic record, and the student’s attendance record, and may call upon the student’s instructors to determine relevant information.

Based on this review, the Director or designee will determine if the student will be reinstated on an extended enrollment basis. The student will be notified in writing within five business days of the Review Committee’s final decision.