Academic Integrity at USD
There follows a summary of USD's Academic Integrity Policy.
I take this policy very seriously,
as does the University community as a whole.
Students in my classes are expected to be familiar with it.
I will seek the
severest possible penalty for any students caught cheating.
Note that, according to the USD Undergraduate Bulletin: "The completion
of the registration process is interpreted to indicate that the student understands all
the academic regulations of the University, accepts them, and pledges that he or she will
abide by them."
USD'S ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY*
The University of San Diego is an academic institution, an
instrument of learning. As such, the University is predicated on the principles of
scholastic honesty. It is an academic community all of whose members are expected to abide
by ethical standards both in their conduct and in their exercise of responsibility towards
other members of the community.
Academic dishonesty is an affront to the integrity of scholarship at
USD and a threat to the quality of learning. To maintain its credibility and uphold its
reputation, the University has procedures to deal with academic dishonesty which are
uniform and which should be understood by all.
An act of academic dishonesty may be either a serious violation or
an infraction. The instructor or supervisor of an academic exercise will have
responsibility for determining that an act is an infraction or [whether it] may be a
serious violation.
Serious violations are the following acts:
- Examination Behavior. Any intentional giving or use of
external assistance during an examination shall be considered a serious violation if
knowingly done without express permission of the instructor giving the examination.
- Fabrication. Any intentional falsification or invention of
data, citation, or other authority in an academic exercise shall be considered a serious
violation, unless the fact of falsification or invention is disclosed at the time and
place it is made.
- Unauthorized Collaboration. If the supervisor of an academic
exercise has stated that collaboration is not permitted, intentional collaboration between
one engaged in the exercise and another shall be considered a serious violation by the one
engaged in the exercise, and the other if the other knows of the rule against
collaboration.
- Plagiarism. Any intentional passing off of another's ideas,
words, or work as one's own shall be considered a serious violation.
- Misappropriation of Resource Materials. Any intentional and
unauthorized taking or concealment of course or library materials shall be considered a
serious violation if the purpose of the taking or concealment is to obtain exclusive use,
or deprive others of such use, of such materials.
- Unauthorized Access. Any unauthorized access of an
instructor's files or computer account shall be considered a serious violation.
- Serious Violations Defined by the Instructor. Any other
intentional violation of rules or policies established in writing by a course instructor
or supervisor of an academic exercise as a serious violation in that course or exercise.
Infractions are the following acts:
- Any unintentional act is an infraction that, if it were intentional,
would be a serious violation.
- Any violation of the rules or policies established for a course or
academic exercise is an infraction in that course or exercise if such a violation would
not constitute a serious violation.
Acts of dishonesty can lead to penalties in a course such as:
reduction of grade; withdrawal from the course; a requirement that all or part of a course
be retaken; and a requirement that additional work be undertaken in connection with the
course. Because of the seriousness of academic dishonesty, further penalties at the level
of the University community may be applied; such penalties include probation, a letter of
censure, suspension, or expulsion.
*This is a summary. Full copies of the policy on
Academic Integrity are available at the offices of the Provost, the Vice President for
Student Affairs, and the Academic Deans.
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