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REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY
PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 College study is the process of acquainting students with
Glendale Community College annually informs students of the values and procedures central to scholarship. All students are
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, of expected to do their own work. All forms of cheating and
the provisions of Sections 76200-76240 of the Education Code of plagiarism are absolutely forbidden. This is the official policy
the State of California and of the provisions of Sections 54600- of Glendale Community College.
54630 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code. These The following behaviors serve as an operational description
references, with which the institution intends to comply fully, of student violations of academic honesty:
were designated to protect the privacy of education records, 1. The student takes or copies answers from another student or
provide the process by which students may challenge the accuracy source or uses unauthorized materials during a test.
of those records, and provide guidelines for the correction of 2. The student turns in an assignment (labs, art projects, homework,
inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal prewritten or purchased papers, or work downloaded from the
hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with Internet) which is not his/her own.
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) 3. The student uses words or ideas which are not his/her own without
concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with acknowledgment of the source (plagiarism).
the act. 4. The student knowingly deceives an instructor with the intent to
An institutional guide explains in detail the procedures to improve his/her standing in class.
be used by the institution for compliance with the provisions of 5. The student submits the same paper or project previously
the act. Copies of the guide are available in the campus library submitted in another class without the permission of the current
and the Office of Admissions and Records. Questions concerning instructor.
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be referred 6. The student depends upon tools or assistance prohibited by the
to the Office of Admissions and Records. instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems,
Release of Student Directory Information Policy or carrying out other assignments.
Certain categories of student information are considered 7. The student acquires, without permission, tests or other academic
“open” or directory information. The college policy on the materials belonging to a member of the GCC faculty or staff.
sharing of directory information to outside agencies and When a student engages in academic dishonesty, faculty
individuals (including parents and spouses of enrolled students) have the options of requiring the student to see a college
is limited to: name, e-mail address; major field of study; dates of counselor, and/or assigning a lower grade, including F or 0, on
attendance; degrees, honors and awards received; and the most the assignment in question.
recent previous institution attended. A student may request that Violations of this Policy will be reported to the Executive Vice
directory information not be released by signing a request form President of Instruction and will become part of the Glendale
at the Office of Admissions and Records. The request form must College Cheating Incident file, unless the instructor finds
be received by the last day of the second week of instruction compelling reasons not to report a violation. The Executive Vice
for a fall or spring semester or by the last day of the first week President of Instruction may then impose sanctions authorized
of instruction for a winter or summer session. In that case, this by Administrative Regulation 5500. The sanctions include, but
information will not be disclosed except with the consent of are not limited to, issuing a reprimand, suspending the student
the student or as otherwise allowed by the Family Educational for up to ten days of instruction, and/or requesting a hearing
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). by the Campus Judicial Board to see if the student should be
suspended, or permanently expelled from the college.
GCCD DRUG-FREE CAMPUS POLICY The student has the right of due process for all the above
It is the policy of Glendale Community College to sanctions.
maintain a drug-free campus environment. The unlawful use,
manufacture, distribution, possession, presence and sale of For more information on Board Policy 5501 go to
alcohol, narcotics, or any illicit drugs is prohibited. A student’s www.glendale.edu.
presence on college-owned property, or attendance at a college-
sponsored or -supervised function, while under the influence or
in possession of alcohol, narcotics, or other legally controlled
drugs is prohibited except as expressly permitted by law.
All students are required to comply with this policy. Information
about the health risks associated with alcohol and drug abuse,
as well as educational programs and assistance, is available at
the Health Center on the first floor of the San Rafael Building.

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