Academic Dishonesty

In this day and age with such tremendous amounts of information available to students electronically and with societies crumbling values regarding ethics and honor, it is no surprise that academic dishonesty is an enormous problem on college and university campuses across the nation. One recent study ("Assessing Academic Integrity," published by the Center of Academic Integrity) found that when surveys are completed by college students, 33% of students indicate they have cheated on tests and 50% admit they have cheated on written assignments. These are quite astounding figures.

At CNM, academic dishonesty is taken very seriously. We believe that when academic integrity issues arise they should be dealt with appropriately. After all, our "teaching mission" certainly includes helping students understand the importance of honor, integrity and ethics as fundamental life values.

As an instructor, the very best way to deal with academic dishonesty is to try to prevent it before it happens. To assist you with this, you will find a sample of how to address academic dishonesty in your course syllabus in the "Guidelines for Instructors" linked to this page.

If you find you are faced with an incident of cheating, plagiarism or other form of academic dishonesty, you will want to read the Academic Dishonesty Policy, and follow the procedural steps outlined in the policy. The incident, and your response to it, will need to be documented and sent to the Dean of Students Office on Main Campus (along with any supporting documentation). You also may call (505-224-4342) or click on the 'Contact Us' link to the left of this page if you need additional assistance.