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Punishments for academic dishonesty vary according to the age of the party involved and the nature of the infraction. In High School , a standard penalty for cheating is a failing grade, in College it can result in expulsion. In rare instances, college professors have been Fired when it was discovered that they plagiarized during College or Graduate School .

All parties involved in the dishonesty—not just the individual whose grade is increased by it—can be punished. In a 2002 plagiarism scandal at the University Of Virginia , 45 students were expelled and three graduates' degrees were revoked.

The scientific Peer Review process places considerable reliance on the moral integrity of the participants, and therefore academic dishonesty often goes unnoticed. If found out, however, the penalties can be severe -- it can be the end of the perpetrator's career.


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