Editing Herzing Issues: Academic Integrity (section)

=== HU-037: Students systematically shared HESI exam questions, topics, and answers in real time in GroupMe chat ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| High
! style="width:14em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Systemic Exam Security Failure
! Date added
| 2026-05-04
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Senior Director Academic Operations / Program Chair
|}
'''Finding.''' Students systematically shared HESI exam questions, topics, and answers in real time in GroupMe chat immediately after sitting for exams; the NAXLEX platform allegedly contains verbatim HESI exam questions and was actively recommended.

'''Evidence.''' MSN-DE DEC 2026 COHORT GroupMe (September 30, 2025 through April 2026). Students systematically shared exam topic lists and specific question content immediately after testing. Source Group: MSN-DE DEC 2026 COHORT GroupMe (Sept 2025 to May 2026).

'''Reported statement.''' Student AK reported that a specific exam contained questions sourced from Naxlex. Student S reported that Naxlex practice questions had appeared word for word on a prior semester's mental health exam.

'''Standards.''' HESI/Evolve copyright protections (Elsevier); Herzing Student Code of Conduct; ACEN Standard 4; 17 U.S.C. §§106, 501 (copyright). Sharing HESI exam content likely violates HESI/Elsevier's intellectual property rights and the university's exam security agreement with Elsevier.

'''Impact.''' If exam content is systematically shared, HESI exam scores cannot be taken as valid measures of student nursing competency. Students who do not participate in exam-sharing are disadvantaged. Institutional HESI licensing and accreditation standing may be at risk.

'''Notes.''' Exam sharing was conducted openly across a GroupMe channel with 50+ members. This issue intersects with {{HU|HU-026}}, {{HU|HU-027}}, and {{HU|HU-051}}. See {{HU|HU-051}} for cross-cohort scope.

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