Cheating
Cheating can occur:
- During admission to courses and exam registration
- During the course
- During the exam
- Before the exam is assesed
Cheating during the exam is defined from the moment the student starts working to fulfill any requirements set for taking the exam (submitting coursework, mandatory assignments, or attending mandatory classes or practice) until the exam is completed.
Cheating is a breach of academic integrity. Assignments and answers should be your own independent work. Academic integrity means clarifying what are your own thoughts and ideas and what is borrowed from others.
You may be suspected of cheating if you:
- Fail to provide information about sources
- Give the impression that the answer is more independent than it is
- Use aids or assistants that are not allowed
- Have collaboration with fellow students resulting in very similar or partially identical assignments on individual answers
Participation in others' cheating, even if you do not benefit from the cheating act yourself, is covered by the provisions of the law. For example, you should be careful about lending your answers or texts to other students or contributing to attendance registration for fellow students who are not physically present in mandatory classes.
The guidelines for handling cheating cases apply to both mandatory coursework, portfolio submissions, and exams with and without supervision. The guidelines apply to all students and private candidates.
Plagiarism Detection Tools
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences uses digital tools for plagiarism detection on all home exams, submissions, bachelor's theses, and master's theses. The digital tools conduct checks in text databases, websites and in earlier submitted assignments. The digital tools used for plagiarism detection at NIH are only available to employees at educational institutions and graders.
Consequences of Cheating
In cases of cheating or attempted cheating, the consequences may be annulment of the exam and exclusion from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and loss of the right to take exams at other universities and colleges in Norway for up to one year. In particularly severe cases, the student may be excluded for up to two years. The consequences are in accordance with the Universities and University Colleges Act § 12-4.
Case Processing in Suspected Cases of Cheating
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences has developed guidelines for handling cheating/attempted cheating for exams at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in cheating cases. Rights for students under suspicion are included in these.
The Complaints Committee at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences makes decisions in cases of suspected cheating or attempted cheating and determines which sanctions to implement. The decision can be appealed to the national complaints committee.
Guidelines Information on sanctions for cheating or attempted cheating, revised by the Study Committee on February 11, 2025.
NIH takes cheating very seriously. Cheating/attempted cheating is a breach of trust concerning the university and is unsupportive towards fellow students. Cheating/attempted cheating must be met with strict sanctions out of consideration for fellow students, future employers, and NIH's reputation as an educational institution.
Both cheating and attempted cheating (hereafter referred to as cheating) can have serious consequences for the student. The exam in the subject will normally be annulled. A student who has cheated may also be excluded from NIH for one or two semesters. The student may also lose the right to take exams at other universities and colleges during the same period.
The guidelines consist of the following parts:
- What is cheating
- Case processing in cheating cases, the student's duties and rights
- Legal basis