Carteret Community College wishes to create and maintain an environment where mutual respect and civility guide the interactions of all members of the College community and where students feel welcome to ask questions, learn, and interact. All members of the College community are expected to display the qualities of courtesy, respect, and integrity that characterize mature individuals. To these ends, the College establishes a Student Code of Conduct and a process for enforcing those rules. The Student Code of Conduct applies to any College activity, function, or event on or off-campus or in a college-owned vehicle.
Violation of College rules and regulations is considered a serious matter and may result in disciplinary measures. The College establishes the following ten (10) rules of the Student Code of Conduct:
Rule 1. Disruption of the College
A student shall not by use of violence, force, noise, coercion, threats, intimidation, fear, passive resistance, or any other conduct cause the disruption or obstruction of any lawful mission, process, or function of the College.
Rule 2. Damage, Destruction, or Theft of College/Private Property
A student shall not intentionally cause or attempt to cause damage to College or private property, including electronic property. A student shall not steal or attempt to steal College or private property, including electronic property.
Rule 3. Physical and/or Verbal Abuse of a College Employee, Student, or Other Person not Employed by the College
A student shall not intentionally harass, verbally abuse, do bodily harm, or engage in any conduct on or off-campus, verbal, written, via electronic media, or cyberbullying that causes emotional distress to or places another student or employee of the college in reasonable fear of bodily injury.
Rule 4. Weapons and Dangerous Instruments
A student shall not possess, handle, transport, or transmit any object that can reasonably be considered a weapon.
This rule does not apply to normal school supplies such as a pencil or a compass, but it does cover all dangerous objects that have no reasonable use related to approved College activities.
This rule does not apply to any law enforcement officer who is required by law or regulation to carry a firearm while in uniform or in the course of duty.
This rule does not apply to Criminal Justice Technology or Basic Law Enforcement Training students when firearms and other equipment are essential training aids within the approved course under the supervision of a qualified instructor.
Rule 5. Narcotics, Alcoholic Beverages, and Stimulant Drugs
- A student shall not distribute, dispense, possess, use, or be under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicating liquor or unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess, use, or be under the influence of any narcotic drug, a hallucinogenic drug, amphetamine, barbiturate, marijuana, anabolic steroid or any other “controlled substance” before, during, or after school hours on College premises, at any other College locations, or at College-sponsored events or activities. The college reserves the right to sell alcoholic beverages at college sanctioned events that have been properly permitted by the Alcohol Beverage Control commission of North Carolina.
A student’s legal use of prescribed or over-the-counter drugs is not a violation of policy only if such use does not endanger the student or others, and it does not interfere with student learning or participation in student-related activities. Students shall be held strictly accountable for their behavior while under the influence of prescribed drugs or over-the-counter drugs.
- Any student who possesses, uses, sells, gives, or in any way transfers a controlled substance or manufactures a controlled substance while on college premises or as part of any college-sponsored activity will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion and referral for prosecution, and possible legal sanctions. Instructors have the discretion to determine whether a student may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If the instructor suspects a student is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, he or she has the authority to contact campus security to remove the student from the classroom. Instructors must notify the Dean of Student Services of this alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct as soon as possible.
- A student shall not knowingly possess an instrument of drug paraphernalia for the purpose of ingesting a controlled substance.
Rule 6. Academic Integrity
Two key values at Carteret Community College are honesty and integrity. These values are critical within our learning environment. Students are expected to exhibit academic honesty and intgrity in all college endeavors. This specifically means that all students will avoid the following: plagiarism, cheating, fabrication and academic misconduct.
Definition of Terms:
Plagiarism: to represent the words, ideas, or materials of another person without acknowledgment. Not citing properly, cutting and pasting from the Internet, and representing another’s words or ideas constitutes plagiarism. College-level work should be the thoughtful reflection and assessment of the published materials learners have gathered for study while being written and cited properly. Reflection and summary represent critical thinking skills. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution should consult with their instructor or a tutor in MAPS for guidance.
Cheating: is using unauthorized materials or receiving unauthorized assistance before, during, or after a quiz, test, examination or another academic assignment. Permission from the instructor should always be granted before the collaboration with any other individual or outside resource on an assignment.
Fabrication: is the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings in completing any course-related activity.
Academic Misconduct: includes academically dishonest acts such as tampering with grades or taking part in stealing, buying or obtaining an exam or assignment.
Procedure
When an instructor identifies a potential academic integrity violation, the course instructor shall request a meeting with the student via a college email to discuss the incident. A face-to-face meeting is preferable; however, if it is not possible, a meeting to discuss the allegations via email or other technology is acceptable. The student will have an opportunity to respond to the allegations. If the alleged incident of academic dishonesty occurs while using academic support and/or testing services, the college employee witnessing or involved in the incident will report the suspicions to the course instructor within twenty-four hours. The course instructor will then follow the procedure outlined below. If the violation and resulting consequences is discussed in the course syllabus, the instructor shall follow the stated procedure. If the violation is not covered by the syllabus, and corrective or punitive action is warranted, the instructor shall initiate an Academic Integrity violation form.
Within five business days of the initial contact with the student, if the instructor decides to impose a consequence (see academic integrity consequences below), the instructor will initiate an Academic Integrity Violation form, documenting the details of the incident, student notification and the imposed consequence. The instructor will obtain signatures from the student, instructor, program chair and division dean. If an instructor is not able to contact the student, or obtain the student’s signature, this will not stop the process of reporting the violation.
The instructor then submits a completed form to the Dean of Student Services. Reports of Academic Integrity violations are kept on file in the office of the Dean of Student Services. The Dean of Student Services will notify the instructor, copying the chair, academic dean and Vice President of Instruction and Student Support, about any prior violations of academic integrity for that student, which may result in further consequences. Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy do not expire. Students who wish to appeal should see Appeal of Academic Action in Section 7.6 of the College Catalog and Student Handbook.
Academic Integrity Consequences
Deliberate violation of the academic integrity policy will result in the following consequences:
First offense – The instructor may assign a grade of zero on the assignment/test, which may or may not lead to failure in the course.
Second offense – The student may incur failure of the course, whether the second offense occurred in the same course/semester or in a different or subsequent course/semester. Students who are removed from a class for violating the academic integrity policy will receive a grade of “F” for the course and cannot receive a grade of “WD”.
Third offense – Recommended student suspension or expulsion. Specific Programs (e.g. health science programs, BLET): Certain programs of study may employ different procedures or consequences as required by their outside accrediting bodies or agencies.
Example Violations of Academic Integrity
Violations of academic integrity include but are not limited to the following examples:
- Copying or collaborating on assignments without permission.
- Quoting, paraphrasing or summarizing someone else’s work without giving proper citations.
- Submitting an assignment purchased and/or copied from an online or commercial entity.
- Using unauthorized materials (e.g., textbook, notes, technological devices) during an examination.
- Sharing information about the contents of an assignment (including examination) that a student has not taken.
- Interfering electronically with the property of another individual via college computer or other means.
- Sharing a student Carteret CC username/password or other course login information.
- Using unauthorized translation software and assistance from native speakers or advanced- level students in foreign language classes.
- Using unauthorized artificial intelligence software for assignments unless explicitly approved by your instructor.
Rule 7. Repeated Noncompliance
A student shall not repeatedly fail to comply with directions of faculty members or other authorized college personnel during any period of time when under the authority of college personnel.
Rule 8. Prohibition of Discrimination and Harassment
The College is committed to protecting the rights and dignity of its students and does not tolerate any form of illegal discrimination or harassment. The investigative, adjudicative, and disciplinary procedures in response to complaints of discrimination and harassment are addressed in the following policies, with the exception of reports of religious discrimination.
- Prohibition of Sexual Misconduct
- Prohibition of Discrimination or Harassment of Students on the Basis of Disability, Race, Color, or National Origin
Rule 9. Unsafe Health Science Practices
Policy. The Health Sciences faculty of Carteret Community College has both a legal and ethical responsibility to protect the public and health care community from unsafe practices. As a result of this obligation, students may be disciplined and/or dismissed from a program of study for practices that are deemed threats to individual safety. Safety threats are those who threaten or have the potential to threaten the safety of a client, the client’s family, another student, a faculty member, or another health care provider.
Procedure. The faculty member or clinical site supervisor who determines that a student cannot function at a safe level in clinical practice will notify the student to leave the area immediately. The faculty member will then notify the curriculum chairperson, who in turn will notify the Dean of Health Sciences and the Dean of Student Services within 24 hours of the incident. The faculty member, the curriculum chairperson, the Dean of Health Sciences, and the Dean of Student Services, or designee, will meet to discuss the situation and to determine the appropriate action. The student involved is afforded the opportunity to meet with these individuals to state the student’s position. During the period of investigation, the student will not participate in any clinical experience but may be allowed to attend classroom sessions. The student has the right to appeal the decision involving disciplinary action according to the Procedures for Disciplinary Action, as described in the College Catalog and the Student Handbook.
Rule 10. Fraudulent Use of the College Name
Any activity conducted, legal or illegal, on-campus or off-campus, verbal, written or via electronic media that identifies the College or states or implies the official sanction of Carteret Community College without the express involvement or permission of Carteret Community College will be considered a violation and may result in disciplinary measures.