Preamble

Kutztown University is committed to the personal and intellectual growth of its students. The principal context in which this growth occurs is the University’s courses, and the educational process depends upon an open and honest atmosphere of positive cooperation between faculty and students. In order to maintain this atmosphere, professors must evaluate the academic performance of students fairly and students must demonstrate their mastery of subject matter honorably. Any acts of academic dishonesty by students, such as plagiarism on written papers or cheating on exams, threaten to undermine the educational and ethical goals of the University for its students. Such violations are of the utmost seriousness. The goal of the following policy and procedures is to promote a climate of academic honesty for all individuals at the University.

Policy and Procedures

• Responsibilities of the University
  
• Responsibilities of Faculty Members and Administrators
  
• Responsibilities of Students
  
• Definitions of Academic Dishonesty
  
• Sanctions
  
• Procedures
  
• The Informal Resolution Process
  
• The Formal Resolution Process
  
• Academic Dishonesty Report Form
  

Plagiarism Websites

• http://www.plagiarism.com
  
• http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~conduct/sai.htm
  
• http://www.li.suu.edu/library/Plagiarism/index.htm
  
• http://student-rules.tamu.edu
  
• http://www.academicintegrity.org
  
• http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/item1.html
  
• http://www.turnitin.com/
  
• http://cac.psu.edu/ets/cyberplag/
  
• http://www.kutztown.edu/library/reference/infolit/plagiarism.asp