Forgery

Forgery is falsely recording the signature of an advisor, instructor, or any KSU official on any official KSU academic document.

“FX” Grade

A grade that denotes a failure in a course due to academic dishonesty.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional act of submitting the work of another as one's own. If a student has any uncertainty regarding plagiarism in the submission of any class material, he or she should discuss the matter with the instructor prior to submission of the material. Examples of plagiarism include:

• Submission of the complete or partial work, or of the words, ideas, or format of another, published or unpublished, without appropriate reference and source credit; or
• Employing or permitting another person to produce, alter, or revise material that the student submits as his or her own work.

It is important to note that KSU has not banned the use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, if an instructor requests that students refrain from using AI on a particular assignment, a violation of that request would constitute academic dishonesty and could result in academic sanctions.

Provost

This can refer to the Provost and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs or the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

PROCESS:

Instructor's Determination

An instructor who has evidence that a student committed an academic violation shall attempt to arrange a conference with the student to discuss the matter. The Chair of the department in which the student is enrolled must be notified of the scheduled conference and attend it. During the conference, the instructor shall present the evidence of the violation, give the student an opportunity to state his or her case, and make known to the student the sanctions that may be imposed.

If the student fails to attend a scheduled conference, the instructor shall proceed to inform the student of the nature of the evidence, the charges, and the possible sanctions by certified mail or electronic mail, with a copy to the Chair of the department in which the student is enrolled. The student may respond to the instructor within three (3) business days of receiving the instructor's correspondence. If the student chooses to respond, his or her response must be in writing, and he or she must provide a copy of the response to the Chair of the department.

After considering the student's response, the instructor may then issue a sanction.