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TRANSFER ADMISSION GUARANTEE (TAG)
Georgia Perimeter College has transfer admission guarantees with numerous four
year public and private institutions within Georgia as well as in other states. See the
GPC TAG web site at
for a list of institutions and their
criteria. Students who wish to transfer to one of these institutions after completing
their program of study at GPC should meet with an academic advisor in Advising,
Counseling and Retention Services.
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY
Policy
Georgia Perimeter College requires that students not attempt to defraud, deceive, or
mislead an instructor in arriving at an honest grade assessment.
Procedure
Any attempt to defraud, deceive, or mislead constitutes cheating. Cheating of any
kind may result in a penalty ranging from a grade of zero for the work in question to
expulsion from the college.
The following are examples of cheating unless they have been specifically authorized
by the instructor. This is not an exhaustive list.
A. On tests and quizzes:
1. Looking at or copying from another student's work.
2. Allowing another student to look at or copy work.
3. Having a copy of the test before actually taking the test.
4. Sharing a calculator.
5. Communicating with anyone except the student's instructor using any
form of communication including all forms of electronic
communication.
6. Accessing unauthorized material whether it be student notes, printed
material, or material accessed electronically or any other way.
B. On homework, papers, and other out-of-class assignments:
1. Copying work or answers from any source.
2. Having a person do another student’s work.
3. Allowing a student to use another student’s work as his or her own.
4. Presenting one student’s work as the work of another.
5. Submitting false results of an experiment, data collection, a computer
program or any other assignment.
6. Plagiarism.
7. Submitting work that has been previously submitted in another course.
C. For late work, tests, or grades:
1. Providing false information or documents in order to be allowed to
make up a missed exam, quiz, class work, or homework.
2. Providing false information or documents in an attempt to obtain a
grade change.
