Academic Integrity
University of Minnesota students are expected to act with integrity regarding academics. In general terms integrity on the part of students means earning grades/credit honestly– earning credit where it is due through one's own efforts.
The most common forms of academic dishonesty by students are:
- Cheating on exams– for your own protection, avoid even the appearance of cheating– do NOT sit near friends during tests, etc.;
- Cheating on assignments– copying another's work, turning in work that you have not done, or turning in the same work for more than one assignment/class;
- Plagiarism– improper or inadequate citation of references for papers which misrepresents another's work as yours– when in doubt, provide a reference!
Remember, anyone who is a party to misrepresentation is guilty of misconduct! With this in mind, be particularly careful not to lend your computer disk to others or lend your work on computer hard drives.