Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Students are encouraged and expected to perform at the highest level possible. This expectation encompasses academic honesty, disinclination to take shortcuts, and refusal to participate in any action that is commonly defined as cheating or plagiarism. Shiloh University considers all instances of academic fraud as serious academic misconduct.

Cheating on assignments or tests violates academic integrity.

• To cheat on an assignment includes, but is not limited to, using materials or sources explicitly forbidden by the instructor (including the use of ideas and work of other students when forbidden) and assisting students in cheating as defined above.
• To cheat on an exam includes, but is not limited to, using books, notes, or other materials not explicitly permitted by the instructor when taking the exam; copying another student’s work; using copies of examination material (whether stolen or accidentally obtained) in preparing for an examination when the instructor has not made these materials public by prior distribution; helping another student to cheat in any of the aforementioned ways.

Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism is defined as claiming original authorship of intellectual material produced by another person. It includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Copying of passages from published or unpublished works of others into an assignment, paper, discussion posting, or thesis without proper referencing by citations, quotation marks, and bibliographic references
• Paraphrasing another person’s ideas, theories, or opinions without proper referencing
• Using another person’s graphics or pictures without proper referencing
• Submitting the same work to more than one course, unless prior permission to do so has been given in writing

If the instructor finds that plagiarism or cheating has occurred, the work in question will be assigned a grade of F, or zero points. The instructor will then report the case to the Vice President of Academics and to the student involved. Repeated cases of plagiarism or cheating may result in suspension or expulsion from the University. Students will not be allowed to rewrite or resubmit work to compensate for grades assigned as a result of plagiarism or cheating. Students can appeal in writing to the Vice President of Academics at the University.

Code of Conduct

Shiloh University is a Christian school. As such, faculty, staff, and students are expected to uphold the University’s statement of faith and to behave in a manner reflective of the Gospel of Christ.

Harassment or Discrimination
Shiloh University is a multicultural community sharing the Christian affirmation of the absolute God-given worth and dignity of each individual. The affirmation is expressed in the policy of the University to forbid harassment or discrimination based on gender, race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental handicap, disability, or military status.

The University affirms that racially motivated acts of discrimination are contrary to the Christian faith. The University affirms that all forms of discrimination and harassment diminish the dignity and impede the academic freedom of members of the University community. The University is committed to providing and maintaining a positive learning and working environment, free of discrimination and harassment, for all students, staff, faculty, and other members of the University community.

Sexual Harassment
It is Shiloh University’s policy to provide students and employees with an environment for learning and working that is free of sexual harassment. All students and employees are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.
University administrators are responsible for assuring that effective measures are taken to implement this policy’s procedures. It is a violation of this policy for any member of the University to engage in verbal or physical sexual harassment. It is a violation of this policy for any member of the University community to make an intentionally false accusation of sexual harassment. Any person who has been accused of sexual harassment pursuant to the terms of this policy who retaliates against his or her accuser in any manner will be charged with violating this policy.

Non-Academic Dismissal

Individuals who violate the University’s stated Code of Conduct will be disciplined and potentially subjected to further corrective action up to and including termination or expulsion. Therefore, Shiloh University expects that all relationships among students, staff, faculty, and other members of the University community will be free of discrimination and harassment.