ALC’s academic ethics policy aims to reduce academic dishonesty and promote a morally responsible community. Misconduct, including plagiarism, cheating, and obtaining materials before deadlines, can unfairly advantage oneself or others. These include plagiarism, cheating, tampering with transcripts, obtaining materials before deadlines, and getting materials before they are supposed to be made available, and helping someone else gain an unfair academic advantage as described below.

1. Cheating – involves dishonesty, fraud, or deception in academic assignments, exams, or tests, unauthorized discussions, and submission of similar work to fulfill multiple course requirements.
2. Plagiarism –the act of using another person’s work without acknowledging its source, such as a paper, examination, homework, or lab report, while presenting it as one’s own.
3. Forgery/Falsification/Lying – Forgery, falsification, or lying involves fabricating or falsifying data, official academic documents, impersonating faculty or staff, or fabricating reasons for missing assignments or exams.
4. Unfair Competition – intentionally damaging another student’s academic efforts, stealing their materials, and denying them necessary resources, such as hiding school materials or equipment.
5. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty – Aiding another student in academic ethics violations, allowing others to copy from one’s work, and improperly using intellectual property, including unauthorized class recordings, are all offenses.
6. Failure to report any known or suspected violations.