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Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

Academic Integrity Policies - 1031 and 8004
Students are expected to do their own work and refrain from cheating, copying or plagiarizing the work of others. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense that weakens the quality of the doctor of chiropractic degree program and compromises the safety of chiropractic patients who depend on the integrity of chiropractic educational programs, chiropractic interns and doctors of chiropractic.

Academic Dishonesty includes but is not limited to:

  • Cheating – intentionally utilizing someone else's work, exam answers or other materials as one's own. Unauthorized exchange of information during an exam.
  • Fabrication – intentional falsification of information on class assignments or presentations
  • Facilitating Academic Dishonesty – knowingly assisting others commit an act of academic dishonesty
  • Plagiarism – knowingly using or representing the ideas, words or work of another as one's own
  • Unauthorized possession of exams