4. The public, informational statement for students, faculty and staff FS 03-40/APC, Ex.

ACADEMIC HONESTY, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING Background: CONTEXT: The Academic Policies Committee reviewed existing CSUS policies dealing with academic dishonesty during the 2002-2003 academic year. This was prompted by several factors, including a brief survey of department chairs undertaken the previous year on the extent of dishonesty problems, university interest in subscribing to anti-plagiarism services, and complaints to the committee in May 2002 over the handling of a recent academic dishonesty incident. On the basis of the review, the Academic Policies Committee decided to undertake the following: (1) develop and recommend a revision of existing policies, and (2) develop and recommend a plan for the dissemination of the dishonesty policies to the CSUS community. The policy revision was completed in spring 2003 and is presented to the Senate here; development of the dissemination plan will take place this year. RECOMMENDED POLICY: The proposed Academic Honesty Policy was developed in consultation with representatives of Associated Students, Inc. and the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. It included a review of similar policies at a number of other CSU campuses and a meeting with a representative from the University of California, Davis to discuss the procedures in place there. The proposed policy revises and consolidates existing CSUS policies and procedures (that currently exist in several places throughout the CSUS policy manual and elsewhere) into a single policy. It contains the following elements: a statement of general principles, definitions of academic dishonesty, identification of faculty and student responsibilities, and a description of procedures, safeguards, and sanctions for handling cases of alleged dishonesty. PROS AND CONS: Members of the Academic Policies Committee were in general agreement over the elements contained in the proposed policy with one exception: whether to adopt the statement on the proportionality on academic sanctions. There was disagreement on this, in that some committee members agreed that a case of cheating should be sufficient cause to fail a student for the entire course. The Committee was unable to resolve the question and agreed to send the proportionality language to the full Senate for its consideration. RELATED ITEM: The Academic Policies Committee also recommends to the Senate a proposed amendment (FS 03-41) to the existing policy on Grade Appeals. This amendment would make the Grade Appeals Policy consistent with the proposed Academic Honesty Policy. The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the policies and procedures regarding academic honesty as outlined in Attachment C. FS 03-41/APC, Ex. GRADE APPEALS, ACADEMIC HONESTY The Faculty Senate recommends amending the Grade Appeal procedures as follows: (underscore = addition) III. Appeal of grades assigned for cheating or plagiarism Grade appeal panels shall be limited to deciding claims that grades assigned for cheating or