Expectations of Faculty and Student
The faculty will manifest confidence in the integrity of Belmont students. Faculty will also make reasonable attempts to define academic procedures that create an atmosphere of support for the Academic Honor System. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Giving clear directions or instructions concerning course requirements, especially directions involving collaborative course work;
- Maintaining the security and integrity of exams;
- Giving students an adequate and equitable time period to complete required exams or course work;
- Taking practical measures during the exam period to create an atmosphere of mutual trust;
- Clarifying the roles and responsibilities of tutors working with Belmont programs, including the Writing Center, the Peer Tutoring program within classes and any other program using peer or faculty tutors.
All students are required to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the Academic Honor System and are expected to follow the Standards of Academic Integrity, unless freedoms are expressed by the instructor.
Students are responsible for obtaining from their instructor an explanation of the freedom they may exercise in collaboration with other students or in use of outside sources, including:
- Assignments that permit students to discuss the assignment or to collaborate;
- all limitations placed on take-home examinations, including use of class or outside materials or discussion with classmates;
- use of examinations or other materials from previous sections of the class; and
- use of Internet resources, including proper attributions.
In the event that a student does not obtain a clear explanation of the application of the Academic Honor System from an instructor in any class, the student must assume that the Standards of Academic Integrity apply and will follow the strictest interpretation with respect to the class and alleged violation.
