Academic Conduct
Academic violations consist of the following three categories:
Cheating: Cheating includes the actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized aid of assistance or the actual giving or receiving of any unfair advantage on any form of any academic work, or the attempt to do so.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism includes the copying of the language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and passing them off as one’s own original work, or the attempt to do so.
Falsification: Falsification includes the statement of any untruth, either verbally or in writing, with respect to any circumstances relating to one’s academic pursuit, or the attempt to do so. Such acts include, but are not limited to, the forgery of official signatures, tampering of official records, fraudulently adding or deleting information on academic documents.
Course instructors should state the objectives and requirements of each course at the beginning of the term, clearly informing students what kinds of aid and collaboration, if any, on assignments, projects, and examinations are permitted. Students are expected to complete the course requirements in compliance with standards described above. A student who has doubts about how the academic principle applies to any graded assignment is responsible for obtaining specific guidance from the instructor before submitting the assignment.
Detailed procedures for the disposition of academic dishonesty cases are fully described in the UCSD General Catalog.
