The nursing profession requires the highest standards of personal and professional honesty and integrity. Any violation of GCC academic Integrity policy, whether in an academic or clinical setting, will result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the program after due process (see Section 8 in the Code of Conduct). Students dismissed for academic integrity violations will not be eligible for re-admission.

All students are expected to review and adhere to the GCC Standards of Behavior and the Student Code of Conduct, as well as the guidelines outlined in the GCC Student Catalog & Handbook.

Conduct violations include but are not limited to:

• Abuse of the Conduct Process
• Academic Dishonesty including
  • Cheating
  • Fabrication
  • Unauthorized Collaboration
  • Unauthorized Distribution of Course Materials
  • Facilitating Dishonesty
  • Plagiarism
  • Submitting, in whole or in part, Prewritten term papers of another or the research of another
  • Theft of materials
  • Failure to follow testing procedures
  • Academic Fraud
• Alcohol: use, possession, manufacture, or distribution on campus or at any college sponsored program
• Cannabis: Use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of THC containing products or accessories on campus or campus sponsored program
• Controlled Substances
• Damage and Destruction
• Election Tampering
• Extortion
• Failure to Comply
• False Pretenses
• False Reports of Danger
• Falsification
• Fire Safety
• Gambling
• Harassment
• Harm to Others
• Hate Crimes
• Hazing
• Interference with the College Environment
• IT and Accept–able Use
• Prescription Medication
• Public Exposure
• Retaliation
• Rioting
• Smoking & Tobacco
• Solicitation and Sales
• Taking Property
• Threatening Behaviors
• Trademark
• Unauthorized Access/Entry
• Unauthorized Recording and Dissemination
• Violations of Law
• Weapons
• Other Policies

The Student Conduct Process is described in detail in Section 9 of the Student Code of Conduct and includes:

• Initiation
• Preliminary Inquiry
• Administrative Resolution
• Student Conduct Board Hearing
• Conduct Board decision
• Appeal