Academic Integrity / Cheating / Plagiarism All PCC students are considered to be responsible individuals and are accountable for their own behavior. The College expects students to obey local, state and federal laws, and to follow the Academic Integrity Code. PCC has zero tolerance toward student acts of plagiarism.
If your GPA falls below 2.0 and your completion rate is less than 67%, you will receive an academic warning and a hold will be placed on your account.
The Fundamental Values Project is an attempt to frame academic integrity in ways that are both positive and pragmatic. The International Center for Academic Integrity defines academic integrity as a commitment to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.
Academic integrity is: 'the expectation that teachers, students, researchers and all members of the academic community act with: honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. ' Breaching academic integrity is also known as 'academic misconduct' or 'academic dishonesty'.
MYP students must demonstrate academic honesty and avoid any form of academic misconduct. Academic misconduct is defined as behavior that results in, or may result in, the student or another student gaining an unfair advantage in one or more assessment components (MYP: From Principles into Practice 95).