Discipline

The internal regulations of the Faculty of Science (Title IV - art. 12) stipulate that:

"Disciplinary procedures are defined by the French Education Code. Any student presumed to be the author of, or an accomplice to, an act likely to undermine the order and operation of the establishment is liable to disciplinary proceedings in application of the legislative and regulatory provisions in force. They may also be called in for an interview by the management of their teaching site.

In particular, disrupting lessons may result in immediate exclusion from the session."

Generally speaking, the Faculty of Science's internal regulations (Title IV - art. 10-1) stipulate that attendance is compulsory:

" Students enrolled in a course are required to attend all teaching activities that form part of the curriculum, such as lectures, tutorials and practical work, as well as courses using digital tools, observation or work placement sessions, individual or group projects and exams...".

For students with grants, the Faculty of Science's internal regulations (Title IV - art. 11) stipulate that attendance must be verified by the University at the request of the CROUS. Attendance at the UFR Sciences is assessed as follows:

"A student is declared non-attending as soon as he or she is absent without justification (ABI) from a teaching unit".

ATTENTION: when a scholarship-holding student is declared non-attendee at the CROUS, by virtue of the above rule, his/her scholarship is immediately suspended and the CROUS generally demands repayment of the monthly instalments already paid.

Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) and the UFR Sciences make every effort to combat fraud, in application of the French Education Code, its Internal Regulations and the Exam Charter. Students found in flagrante delicto or attempting to commit fraud by examination supervisors will systematically be referred to the disciplinary section in application of the Exam Charter.

Administrative sanctions against users of higher education establishments are the sole responsibility of the disciplinary section, whose roles and missions are described in:

• Article R. 811-10 of the French Education Code stipulates that: "The Academic Council, constituted as a disciplinary section in accordance with article L. 811-5, is competent to impose sanctions on university users, under the conditions and according to the procedure laid down in articles R. 811-11 to R. 811-42.

• Articles R. 811-14 et seq. describe the composition, appointment of members and operation of the disciplinary section.

• In particular, article R. 811-11 stipulates that any university user who is a perpetrator or accomplice is subject to the disciplinary system:
  • Fraud or attempted fraud committed in connection with enrolment, a continuous assessment test, an examination or a competitive examination;
  • Any act likely to undermine the order, smooth running or reputation of the university.

Plagiarism consists in reproducing a text, part of a text, any literary or graphic production, or an author's original ideas, without acknowledging his or her authorship.

All plagiarism, regardless of the medium, constitutes an offence.

Plagiarism is both the most serious violation of academic ethics and an act of counterfeiting.

It is an offence under article L 335-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code and article R 335-9 of the French Education Code:

• art L 335-2 Code la Propriété Intellectuelle:"Any publication of writings, musical compositions, drawings, paintings or any other production, printed or engraved in whole or in part, in defiance of the laws and regulations relating to the ownership of authors, is a counterfeit and any counterfeit is an offence. Counterfeiting in France of works published in France or abroad is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros."
• art R 335-9 Code de l'Education:"In the event of plagiarism of the validation file, the ministry or certifying body may, after the candidate has been given the opportunity to present his/her observations, refuse to deliver or withdraw the certification or parts of certification awarded by the jury."

The University's anti-plagiarism charter specifies that: "Cases of suspected plagiarism will be prosecuted by the University before the competent authorities, and their authors will be liable to disciplinary sanctions."

In accordance with article L141-6 of the French Education Code:

" The public service of higher education is secular and independent of any political, economic, religious or ideological influence; it strives for the objectivity of knowledge; it respects the diversity of opinions. It must guarantee that teaching and research can freely develop scientifically, creatively and critically.

We invite you to read the note to users on these issues.