Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Catalog 2024 - 2025

REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS Absences from examinations are excused only in cases of severe illness or occasions of equal exigency. STUDENT CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY Students are expected to be present and on time for all class meetings. Attendance policies will vary according to Department/professor and the attendance policy is outlined in each course syllabus. It is the responsibility of the student to know attendance policy for each course and for knowing and understanding the policies for making up work. Veterans Attendance Policy Excused absences will be granted for extenuating circumstances only. Excused absences are documented with formal entries in students’ files. Early departures, tardiness, class absences, and other form of full or partial absence from class will be deemed a full class absence. Students exceeding three (3) days unexcused absences in a calendar month will be terminated from veterans benefits for unsatisfactory attendance. CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITY Students are responsible for maintaining classroom decorum appropriate to the College educational environment. When the conduct of a student or group of students varies from acceptable standards and interferes with instruction, the instructor has the authority to remove the disruptive party from the room. Cell phone use is NOT permitted in classes. All cell phones must be set to the “OFF” position. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY Academic integrity is the responsibility of all Beacon College faculty and students. All students are expected to do their own work and to uphold a high standard of academic ethics. Definitions: Plagiarism is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of English Language as the use and passing off of ideas or writings of another as one’s own. Examples of student plagiarism include submitting a paper, or parts of a paper, not written by the student, quoting or paraphrasing text without citing the original source, creating false references in a bibliography or proposing an idea as “original” when another source proposed it first. Cheating is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of English Language as taking an examination or test or completing an assignment in a dishonest way, as by improper access to questions or answers. Fabrication is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of English Language as deliberately using untruthful statements or data in one’s work. Students are responsible for the authorship of all their work. Plagiarism, cheating, and fabrication are NOT acceptable and students whose work shows evidence of academic dishonesty will be subject to the following sanctions.

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