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YAVAPAI COLLEGE CATALOG • 2015/16
STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Office of the Registrar
www.yc.edu/registrar
Student Records Disclosure (con’t)
• To the parents of any student regarding the student’s violation of any Federal, State, or local law, or of any rule or policy of the school, governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the school determines the student committed a disciplinary violation and the student is under the age of 21. (99.31(a)(15))
Directory Information
In compliance with FERPA, Yavapai College designates the following personally identifiable information about a student as directory information. Unless restricted by a student, directory information may be released to the public without the prior consent of the student. The student may request a privacy hold (“confidentiality hold”) in person or in writing through Enrollment Services. These requests remain in effect until revoked in person or in writing. Directory information includes: name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of athletic team members, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended, photographs, email address, and grade level.
Code of Conduct
Yavapai College strives to create an atmosphere which supports the academic mission of the in- stitution. Students should be able to learn in an environment which is orderly, peaceful, and free of disturbances. Respect for the rights of others and for the college and its property are essential expectations for each Yavapai College student. The purpose of the Code of Conduct is to outline behavioral expectations, and to provide an explanation of the process involved for responding to allegations of student misconduct. The policies and protocols for preventing, reporting and adjudicating incidents of Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Violence and Stalking are all outlined in the Code of Conduct. Students are responsible for understanding and following the Code of Conduct.
Harrassment
Yavapai College maintains a Zero Tolerance policy for unlawful or discriminatory harassment.The College is committed to creating a harassment free environment for all employees and students. Necessary action will be taken to prevent, correct, and if needed, discipline persons whose behavior violates this policy. Disciplinary action may result in measures up to and including termination of employment or expulsion from enrollment.
Academic Integrity
Honesty in academic work is a central element of the learning environment. The presentation of another individual’s work as one’s own or the act of seeking unfair academic advantage through cheating, plagiarism or other dishonest means are violations of the College’s “Code of Conduct.” Failure to abide by the terms and conditions of the “Code of Conduct” will result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the College.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as submitting any academic work which is not entirely the work of the student, deliberately or accidentally. This can include, but is not limited to, such practices as not giving proper credit to a source, expanding someone else’s work without giving proper credit, adopting another’s work as one’s own (including the copying of print or electronic media), directly using someone else’s ideas without giving proper credit, and deliberately changing selective words to misrepresent someone else’s work as one’s own.
Cheating
Cheating is defined as submitting assignments, examinations, or other work which is based on deception or misrepresentation of the individual’s own work. Cheating includes the furnishing of materials to another person for purposes of aiding that person to gain unfair academic advantage.
Violation of Copyright
The unauthorized reproduction or use of copyrighted material, whether print or electronic media, is unacceptable and considered an act of academic dishonesty. In addition, the violator may be subject to legal penalty since such practice is illegal.
www.yc.edu
Code of Conduct
www.yc.edu/conduct
Each student is responsible for the academic integrity of all work completed for a given course.
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