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DEFINITIONS
Out of concern for the College and the academic community, each student at Loyola must maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. In order to uphold this degree of excellence, the Honor Code requires students, faculty and administration to report any act of academic dishonesty.

All students of the College are expected to understand the meaning of this Code. Ignorance of the Code is not a valid reason for committing an act of academic dishonesty. The following will constitute violations of the Code and are defined below: cheating, stealing, lying, forgery, plagiarism and the failure to report a violation.

• Cheating - The use of unauthorized assistance of material or giving of unauthorized assistance or material in the carrying out of an academic assignment. An academic assignment includes all homework and projects assigned by the instructor. Students will also be expected to follow the rules by a course instructor as presented on a written syllabus.
• Stealing - To take or appropriate (another's property, ideas, etc.) without permission.
• Lying - A false statement (in an academic matter) made with the conscious intent to mislead others.
• Forgery - The intent to mislead others by falsifying a signature in an academic matter (Course Registration form, Change of Major form, etc.).
• Plagiarism - "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts, or passages of his [or her] writing of ideas, or the language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's own mind." (Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edition) Also consult the Writing Handbook for further information on plagiarism.
• Failure to Report a Violation - The conscious failure to report any student who has committed a breach of this Code.

Some pitfalls that lead to plagiarism:

• Procrastination
• Failure to follow instructions for the assignment
• Inadequate writing skills to accomplish the assignment

How you can avoid these problems:

• Complete drafts before due dates. Have someone you trust review your work
• Talk with your faculty members and core advisor about your writing skills
• Use the Writing Center

How You Can Avoid Violating the Honor Code 

• Know what's in the code:

"All students of the College are expected to understand the meaning of this Code. Ignorance of the Code is not a valid reason for committing an act of academic dishonesty."

• Know what the faculty member for each of your courses expects. If you have questions about what is or is not allowed on an assignment ask for clarification.
• Report violations of the Honor Code:

"The knowing or intentional failure to report any student who was observed committing a breach of the Code is itself a violation"

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