Any applicant for admission who:

misrepresents, or aids another person or persons to misrepresent material facts for the purpose of gaining admission, enrolment, or obtaining academic advantage

commits, or aids another person or persons to commit
an act designed to misrepresent an applicant's academic status or eligibility for admission, enrolment, or for receiving transfer credit

is known to have assisted a student of Athabasca University, or an applicant, in an act of cheating, plagiarism, fraud, deceit, or any other form of academic dishonesty

is guilty of an admissions offence under this policy and may be subject to penalties listed under Section 5 Penalties within this policy.

Plagiarism involves submitting or presenting work in a course as if that work were the students' own, when, in fact, it was not. Often plagiarism exists when:

the work submitted was done in whole or in part, by an individual other than the person submitting the work

parts of a work are taken from another source without reference to the original author

the whole work (e.g., essay) is copied from another source.

Anyone found guilty of plagiarism under this policy may be subject to Section 5 Penalties within this policy.

Cheating is a serious academic offence and includes:

In the course of an examination, obtaining or attempting to obtain information from another student or other unauthorized source, or giving or attempting to give information to another student, or knowingly possessing, using, or attempting to use any unauthorized material

Representing or attempting to represent oneself as another or having or attempting to have oneself represented by another in the taking of an examination, preparation of a paper, or other similar activity

Submitting in any course or program of study, without both the knowledge and approval of the person to whom it is submitted, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research, report, project, or assignment for which credit has previously been obtained, or which has been, or is being submitted in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere

Submitting in any course or program of study any academic writing, essay, thesis, research, project, or assignment containing a statement of fact known by the student to be false, or a reference to a source which reference or source has been fabricated

Submitting in any course or program of study, without both the knowledge and approval of the person to whom it is submitted, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research, report, project, or assignment that has been co-authored.

Anyone found guilty of cheating under this policy may be subject to Section 5 Penalties within this policy.

It is an offence to knowingly procure, distribute, or receive any confidential material such as pending examinations, tests, quizzes, assignments, or laboratory results from any source without the proper, written consent of the course professor.

It is an offence to knowingly misrepresent material facts, results of academic submissions, grades, or reviewer's comments to a third party.

Forging or falsifying academic records is a serious offence that can result in expulsion and possible criminal prosecution. Specifically, it is an offence to:

falsify or forge an Athabasca University academic record (transcript)

create or present a fraudulent degree, certificate, or parchment and/or to claim the receipt of a fraudulent credential

assist another in falsifying or forging an Athabasca University record or credential.

Anyone found guilty of misrepresenting facts under this policy may be subject to Section 5 Penalties within this policy.

It is an offence to violate software licensing and copyright agreements or to misuse University computer equipment. (See Information Technology Electronic Data Security Policy.)

Anyone found guilty of misusing Athabasca University's computer resources under this policy may be subject to Section 5 Penalties within this policy.

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