lagiarism carries some very severe consequences ranging from disciplinary warnings to expulsions and revocation of credits or degrees. The act of plagiarizing involves passing off someone else’s work as your own and can be done intentionally or unintentionally. When summarizing or paraphrasing a source, it is important to be sure to cite the original source regardless of how closely or different your wording may seem. GCU uses Turn It In as a measure of protection for students as they prepare to submit assignments. Turn It In allows students to submit their work to be compared to other papers. Students receive a similarity rating based on how closely their work resembles other students’ work. This rating can help students determine if
