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What Is Cheating?

Different colleges define cheating in different ways. Some include the following activities in their definition of cheating: looking over a classmate’s shoulder for an answer, using a calculator when it is not permitted, obtaining or discussing an exam (or individual questions from an exam) without permission, copying someone else’s lab notes, purchasing term papers over the Internet, watching the video instead of reading the book, and copying computer files. Whatever your college’s rules about cheating, it’s essential that you follow them.

Many colleges do not allow certain activities in addition to lying or cheating. Here are some examples of prohibited behaviors:

Intentionally inventing information or results.
Submitting the same piece of academic work, such as a research paper, for credit in more than one course.
Giving your exam answers to another student to copy during the actual exam or before that exam is given to another class.
Bribing anyone in exchange for any kind of academic advantage.
Helping or trying to help another student commit a dishonest act.