Broward College – Student Code of Conduct

Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion and/or other conduct which threatens or endangers the physical or emotional health or safety of any person.

Commonly referred to as \"Hate Crimes\". Occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her actual or perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, mental or physical disability, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, etc. Hate crimes differ from conventional crimes because they are not directed simply at an individual, but cause fear and intimidation in an entire class of people.

Offering, soliciting, receiving, or giving money or any item or service to a College employee for the purpose of attempting to obtain assistance , priority consideration, or any benefit that would not have otherwise been provided.

Behavior that inflicts physical or psychological abuse on one or more members of the College community. Such behavior may occur in-person or via electronic communication.

Includes but is not limited to, copying homework assignments from another student; working together with another individual on take-home test or homework when specifically prohibited from doing so by the instructor; and looking at text notes or another student's paper during an examination when not permitted to do so. Cheating also includes the giving of work or information to another student to be copied and /or used as his or her own. Including, but limited to, giving a student answers to exam questions either when the exam is being given or after having taken an exam; informing another student of specific questions that appear or have appeared on an exam in the same academic term; giving or selling term paper, report, project or other restricted written materials to another student.

A set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any student at the college.

All illegal drugs and prescription drugs taken without a physician's order.

Treating any student, officer, employee or agent of the College differently than others are treated based upon race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other illegal protected classification.

Conduct which is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach of peace; or aiding, abetting, or procuring another person to breach the peace on College premises or at functions sponsored by, or participated in by the College.

Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, other College activities, including its public-service functions on or off campus, or other authorized non-College activities.

Any verbal or physical conduct based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or retaliation, and that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's education by creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Includes but is not limited to, an attempt by a student to claim the work of another as the product of his or her own thoughts, regardless of whether that work has been published; quoting improperly or paraphrasing text or other written materials without proper citation on an exam, term paper, homework, or other written material submitted to an instructor as one's own work; and handing in a paper to an instructor that was purchased from a term paper service or downloaded from the internet and presenting another person's academic work as one's own. Individual academic departments may provide additional examples in writing of what does and does not constitute plagiarism, provided that such examples do not conflict with this policy.

Any material adverse action taken against the person who makes or supports a complaint of discrimination, or creating a hostile or threatening environment against such persons.

A student group that has registered with a campus/center student life office in accordance with the provisions of this policy and procedure.