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A student may not submit a written assignment where the plagiarism check exceeds a score of 25%.To uphold the institution's Academic Integrity, the following details the ICC policy: FIRST OFFENSE - Score exceeds 25% as determined by the instructor's check 1. Faculty will notify student in writing upon discovery. 2. Studentwill not receive grade on the assignment but an opportunityto redo/resubmitforan official grade without penalty. 3. Faculty will provide guidance in proper citation/s and formatting, to include a recommendation fortutoring. 4. Incident will be documented by faculty and submitted to the Student Services department who will enter the incident into the student database and file the incident report in the student file. SECOND OFFENSE - Score on second submission OR on a subsequent assignment in the course exceeds 25% as determined by theinstructor's check 1. Faculty will notify student in writing upon discovery. 2. Student will receive "0" grade on the assignment, with an opportunity to redo/resubmit for a grade no higher than 70%. 3. Incident will be reported to Academics and Student Services with a recommendation and mandatory meeting for tutoring. 4. Student will be warned of possible Academic Probation if Third/Final Offense encountered. THIRD AND FINAL OFFENSE - Score on third submission OR on a subsequent assignment in the course exceeds 25% as determinedbythe instructor's check 1. Faculty will notify student in writing upon discovery. 2. Student will receive "0" grade for both the work. 3. Incident will be reported to Academics and Student Services with a recommendation for tutoring. 4. Student will be placed on Academic Probation for 30 days. 5. Student may be dismissed from the program if the student submits subsequent plagiarized work exceeding the 25% threshold. IMPERSONATION It is a breach of academic honesty to have someone else impersonate one's self in class, in a test or examination, or in connection with any other type of assignment or presentation in a course. Both the impersonator and the individual impersonated may be charged. AIDING AND ABETTING It is academic misconduct to encourage, enable, or cause others to commit a breach of academic honesty. Anyone who helps or enables another in cheating, impersonation, plagiarism, or any other breach of academic honesty will be subject to the penalties outlined in the institution's policy. The giver need not be aware of the fact that the receiver will misuse the academic work. Simplyproviding it enables the receiver to misuse it and thus may be considered aiding and abetting. Examples of aiding and abetting include sharing a care plan/lab report/formula/assignment/old exam/computer program with another student in person or electronically by email, text, camera, or on a social networking site such as Facebook. Both the ownerof the lab care plan/report/formula/assignment/old exam/computer program and the person who copied maybe disciplined. COLLUSION There is a significant difference between collaboration and collusion. Collaboration is working jointly with others and is often encouraged by course instructors. Collusion is working jointly with others when it is not permissible or when the instructor does notauthorize working in a group. 1 Permissible collaboration includes: • Group workthat clearlyfollows the course director's instructions • Sharing research findings or discussing course materials with other students when these contributions are fully acknowledged in one's individual work In contrast, collusion includes: • Working with another student on an assignment when working in groups has not been approved by the instructor. • Dividing sections of an assignment or project among a group and then presenting it as work having been completed 411 Page Inter oast Colleges S61001 Catnlog