What happens if you catch my student cheating?
We have a defined process for dealing with suspected academic integrity violations:
- Witness. If a staff member observes a test taker engaging in suspicious or inappropriate testing behavior, they will ask at least one fellow staff member to witness the behavior and confirm a suspected violation is taking place.
- Document. If the staff members concur that there is reasonable suspicion of an academic integrity violation, they will document the incident, including any available evidence (e.g., screenshots, camera footage), and will compile an incident report.
- Notify. The staff member will submit the incident report in Maxient and provide the instructor with a copy.
Please note that while the Test Center takes all necessary and reasonable steps to prevent academic integrity violations via our secure check in process, we generally do not intervene to stop a suspected academic integrity violation, nor will we inform the student that an incident report has been submitted about them. Per the College's academic integrity procedure, the prerogative for filing charges against students lies with the faculty member of record. The Test Center supports faculty in taking whatever action they deem appropriate.