eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2020-03-26 8 3 168 172 10.12691/education-8-3-7 EDUCATION2020837 article Luka Tambaya 1 Magdalene Victor 2 Victor Markus victor.markus@neu.edu.tr 3 4 Department of Social Studies, Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya PMB 1024 Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria Department of Visual Communication Design, Cyprus International University, 99258 Nicosia, North Cyprus Department of Medical Biochemistry, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, North Cyprus It is expected that students from Colleges of Education will lead learning for the next generation. For this reason, any unchecked dishonest behavior in these students may have far-reaching consequences. This study assesses the awareness of the havoc and consequences of Academic Dishonesty (AD) among students of Federal College of Education Zaria Nigeria. The students were administered valid questionnaires using purposive sampling technique and the data collected was analyzed by relevant statistics tools. Overall, the results indicated that Students¡¯ Poor Awareness of the Havoc and Consequences of AD (SPAHCAD) significantly (p<0.05) predict AD. The findings in this study corroborate Becker¡¯s Crime Theory and suggest that improving students¡¯ awareness of institutional policies, serving severe penalties to defaulters and reviving interest in honor codes could better bring down the menace of unethical academic behaviors in our schools. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/8/3/7/education-8-3-7.pdf academic dishonesty Becker¡¯s crime theory colleges of education awareness Nigeria