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Academic Penalties

Conduct that violates the ethical or legal standards of the University community is a serious matter. In particular, any breach of academic honesty is a most serious offence to both the University community and the academic enterprise. Therefore, any breach of academic honesty is important, and as such, requires any faculty member to treat a breach of academic honesty, no matter how small the breach may appear, as a most serious matter requiring most thorough investigation.

In the Faculty of Environmental Studies it is a serious offence against academic honesty, among other things, to cheat, to impersonate, to plagiarize or misappropriate the work of others, to practise improper research procedures, to be dishonest in publication, to aid and abet academic misconduct, or to undertake any other action that runs counter to academic honesty. In addition, some forms of breach of academic honesty might constitute offences under the Criminal Code of Canada. While the pressures of school may be such that a student may feel pressured to breach academic honesty, students must completely resist such pressures. Students who are unsure of what may constitute a breach of academic honesty should consult the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty, or with the Faculty of Environmental Studies Office of Student and Academic Services.

Breach of Academic Honesty: The rules embodied in the Senate Policy on Academic Dishonesty apply to all BES students and are described in Appendix One of the FES Academic Regulations. Appendix Two of the FES Academic Regulations describes the Procedures Governing Breach of Academic Honesty.

Copies of the FES Academic Regulations are available at the Office of Student and Academic Services, Room 352 Lumbers Building.