Academic Integrity Policy
Applies to all learners enrolled in Biothera Academy courses
Biothera Academy LLC is committed to a fair, professional and trustworthy learning environment. This Policy applies to all courses, learning activities, quizzes, assignments, assessments and certificates we provide.
1. Learner responsibilities
- Complete assessments and activities honestly and independently, unless collaboration is expressly permitted.
- Provide truthful identity, enrollment and completion information.
- Respect the intellectual property, privacy and work of Biothera Academy, instructors and other learners.
- Follow assessment instructions and any course-specific rules.
- Use AI tools, outside references and study aids only as the relevant assessment instructions allow.
2. Prohibited conduct
- Cheating, including using unauthorized notes, answer banks, hidden assistance or prohibited resources during an assessment.
- Impersonation, including proxy test-taking or having another person complete your work.
- Sharing assessment content, such as soliciting, publishing or distributing questions, answer keys or restricted quizzes without authorization.
- Plagiarism, including copying or closely paraphrasing another person’s work without required attribution.
- Unauthorized use of AI or other automated tools to produce answers or submissions where instructions require independent work or prohibit such help.
- Collusion or coordinated conduct intended to defeat the purpose of an individual assessment.
- Falsification of attendance, module completion, results, identity, experience or certificate eligibility.
- Misuse of course materials, including recording, copying, extracting, uploading, selling or distributing them without written authorization.
- Circumventing access controls, sharing credentials or accessing another learner’s account.
3. Use of AI and outside resources
AI tools and outside resources can be useful for general study, but they must not be used to misrepresent your own knowledge or bypass assessment requirements. Each assessment’s instructions control. If AI assistance is permitted, follow any disclosure or citation requirements stated there.
You are responsible for verifying the accuracy of AI-generated or third-party information. Do not submit confidential, personal, patient-identifiable or proprietary information to public AI tools.
4. Review
Where we have a reasonable basis to suspect a violation, we may review assessment records, account activity, submitted work, system logs and communications, to the extent permitted by law and our Privacy Policy. Where appropriate and reasonably practicable, we will ask for your explanation before making a decision. We consider the evidence and the seriousness, intent, impact and history of the conduct. We are not required to disclose anti-fraud methods or security-sensitive detection details.
We do not currently collect biometric identifiers (such as facial geometry) for identity verification or exam monitoring. If we introduce such technology, we will give notice and obtain consent as required by law.
5. Possible consequences
Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, consequences may include a warning, a requirement to resubmit work, invalidation of an assessment result, a retake under specified conditions, withholding or revocation of a Certificate of Completion, temporary suspension of access, termination of the account, or referral to appropriate authorities where required.
We aim to apply consequences proportionately and consistently. Where access is suspended or terminated for academic misconduct, refunds are governed by our Refund & Cancellation Policy and applicable law.
6. Requesting a review
You may request a review of an academic-integrity decision by emailing contact@biotheracademy.com within ten (10) business days of receiving the decision. Identify the decision, explain your grounds and include any supporting information. Where reasonably practicable, the review will be conducted by someone other than the original decision-maker.
7. Reporting concerns
Report suspected cheating, unauthorized distribution or account misuse to contact@biotheracademy.com. Please provide relevant details without accessing another person’s account or collecting information unlawfully.
8. Updates
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in course design, assessment methods, technology or legal requirements. The current version is published on our website or within the learning platform.
