University of Arkansas--Fayetteville bans student 'contract cheating'

FAYETTEVILLE -- Students who have other people complete their course work will be suspended for a semester and fail that course, according to a new policy rule at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

The university's faculty senate voted Wednesday to include "contract cheating" in its list of academic integrity violations, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

"Contract cheating" is defined as academic deceit in which students get work done on their behalf and then turn it in for personal academic credit. It also applies to UA students found to be providing work to others.

"It's a monster, just because you have the private industry essentially being willing to do online classes for people, write papers in two to three days or less than 24 hours," Chris Bryson, executive director of UA's Academic Initiatives and Integrity Office, told faculty members in March.

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(Hot Springs Sentinel-Record)