Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Couple and Family Therapy 2025–2026 273 when no unauthorized aid is given, received, or used before or during the course of the examination, reexamination, and/or remediation. Referencing the Works of Another Author—All academic work submitted for credit or as partial fulfillment of course requirements must adhere to each program center’s specific accepted reference manuals and rules of documentation. Standards of scholarship require that the writer give proper acknowledgment when the thoughts and words of another author are used. Students must acquire a style manual approved by their center and become familiar with accepted scholarly and editorial practice in their program. Students’ work must comport with the adopted citation manual for their particular center. At NSU, it is plagiarism to represent another person’s work, words, or ideas as one’s own without use of a center-recognized method of citation. Deviating from center standards (see above) are considered plagiarism at NSU. Tendering of Information—All academic work must be the original work of the student. Knowingly giving or allowing one’s work to be copied, giving out exam questions or answers, or releasing or selling term papers is prohibited. Prohibited Acts—Students should avoid any impropriety, or the appearance thereof, in taking examinations or completing work in pursuance of their educational goals. Violations of academic responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following: • plagiarism • any form of cheating • conspiracy to commit academic dishonesty • misrepresentation • bribery in an attempt to gain an academic advantage • forging or altering documents or credentials • knowingly furnishing false information to the institution Institutional Review Board (IRB) NSU encourages the conduct of research in and among its colleges and centers, and in collaboration with other educational institutions, agencies, and organizations. While respecting the right of faculty to full academic freedom in research, the university is firmly committed to adhering to basic ethical principles underlying the acceptable conduct of research involving human subjects. Students must process all proposed research through the KPCOM Institutional Review Board (IRB) representative. Please consult the program director and the IRB web page for additional information. The IRB web page is nova.edu/irb. Any violation of this process is considered a breach of ethics and grounds for dismissal.
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