Revision of Code of Student Academic Integrity

In alignment with the strategic plan of the office of Student Accountability & Conflict Resolution, and in partnership with the Academic Integrity Task Force, University Policy 407, Code of Student Academic Integrity, has been holistically revised, rewritten, and reorganized to make the language more understandable for our students, faculty members, and community. Additionally, the Policy and its Supplemental Procedures were revised to address gaps in accountability measures, including but not limited to adding language related to artificial intelligence.

Significant revisions include:

• Replacing the term “conduct” with the term “accountability” or “behavior,” and replacing the term “sanctions” with “outcomes” to be consistent with the terminology used in the Code of Student Responsibility.
• Adding definition of “Artificial Intelligence” to Chapter 2.
• Updating the definition of “Cheating: Unauthorized Collaboration” to include “communicating about and/or sharing the work or effort in an academic exercise with another individual or individuals without Authorization.”
• Updating the definition of “Cheating: Use of Unauthorized Materials” to include “Artificial Intelligence.”
• Adding a new category of prohibited behavior, Failure to Comply:
  • Failure to Comply means failing to comply with a specific instruction related to protecting academic integrity that has been clearly communicated in a particular course, syllabus, test, assessment, assignment, or other academic exercise.
• Updating the definition of “Plagiarism” to include Artificial Intelligence and to highlight types of behavior associated with plagiarism.
• Adding an “Outcome-Only” Hearing option for cases where a student takes responsibility for their behavior, but disagrees with the outcomes proposed through a Facilitated Resolution.
• Updating language, definitions, and procedures to align with University Policy 406, Code of Student Responsibility, where applicable.
• Removing “Whether the incident was motivated by bias based upon an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status” from the list of compelling factors to consider in determination of outcomes, since these incidents are referred to and managed by the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, and are beyond the scope of the Academic Misconduct Procedures.
• Adding a new Chapter 11. Graduate Students, to highlight the heightened academic integrity responsibilities and expectations of those engaging in graduate coursework.
• Updating the “Procedures for Adjudication of Academic Misconduct Cases” to ensure consistency in language, increase readability and update the Informal Resolution Process to reflect the DocuSign procedure.