OLC Plagiarism Policy

Please Note:  At OLC the Graduate Student and Faculty Handbook addresses plagiarism under Academic Dishonesty and should you submit plagiarist assignments the following procedure will take place: 

1. To promote the value of honesty, plagiarism by a student will result in a hearing for immediate dismissal from the graduate studies program. 
2. The Director of Graduate Studies will call a meeting within ten (10) days after receiving written complaint for plagiarism by the faculty member. A committee that consists of the Director of Graduate Studies, full time graduate faculty member, Graduate Policy Review Committee member, and Vice President of Instruction will hear the complaint. The student will be informed in writing by the Director of Graduate Studies of the committee decision within five (5) days. There will be no appeal from a finding of dismissal. 

Instructors, when questioning plagiarism, I encourage you to use Grammarly to check students work.   

Grammarly is an automated proofreader and you personal grammar coach. Check your writing for correct grammar, punctuation, style, and more.

• To open an account go to this link: https://www.grammarly.com/edu/students/
• Once at this there use your OLC account number to open a user name and password. 

Students, I encourage you to use Grammarly for all your written assignments before you submit for a final grade.