Conduct
WSC is a learning community dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth of its students. All students, staff, faculty, and campus community members are treated with dignity and respect.
The WSC Student Code of Conduct serves to enrich the College experience and serves as a guide for College conduct procedures. The Code outlines the rights and responsibilities of all WSC students and includes processes intended to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all students. The intent of the Code is to foster personal and educational development and commitment to the campus community.
Participation & Attendance
Attendance and participation in class activities are deemed essential parts of college education at WSC. Participation provides the opportunity for students to grow intellectually and allows them to demonstrate competency in classroom activities.
On the first day of class, students will be informed of the participation and grading policy of each instructor. Instructors may choose to base a part of the students grade on class participation which may include attendance.
After the last day to withdraw to receive a 100% refund for a class, any student who has never attended a particular class will be dropped from that class and charged appropriately. Students wishing to re-enroll after being dropped may do so only with instructor consent, and only if an open seat exists in the class. Procedures for adding a class must be followed.
Students who wish to appeal instructors’ actions based on attendance may appeal in accordance with the normal appeal channels as defined in the WSC Student Code of Conduct.
Students who must miss class for reasons not related to college functions or ALL college sanctioned events must inform instructors prior to the absence from classes concerned. Instructors will be informed of school-related absences by the activity advisor and/or coach to confirm times of departure and return.
Student Academic Integrity
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Acts of cheating and plagiarism are prohibited. Cases of academic dishonesty may be treated as an academic matter or as a disciplinary matter at the discretion of the instructor. .
CHEATING
is defined as fraud, deceit, or dishonesty in an academic assignment. It includes using or attempting to use materials, or assisting other in using materials that are prohibited or inappropriate in the context of the academic assignment is question.
PLAGIARISM
is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition.
SELF-PLAGIARISM
is the use of one’s own pervious work in another context without citing that it was used previously.
The instructor may reflect the incident of academic dishonesty through the assignment of the student’s grade in the course. If the student has a grievance related to this action, that grievance would be directed to the chair of the department in which the course is housed.
Alternatively, the instructor may refer the cast as a disciplinary matter to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs may refer the case to the Student Review Committee for action.
TITLE 38 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 3679
Our policy permits any *covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the education institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
- The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
- 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.
Our policy also ensures our educational institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligation to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33
*A covered individual is any individual who is entitled to education assistance under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
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