Graduate Policies: Academic Ethics

As members of the UCD academic community, faculty and students accept the responsibility to maintain the highest standards of intellectual honesty and ethical conduct in all forms of academic work. While most violations center around cheating or plagiarism, the UCD Academic Honor Code on the downtown Denver campus is more comprehensive and includes the following categories: plagiarism, cheating, fabrication and falsification; multiple submission, misuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty.

The CLAS Ethics Committee, composed of faculty, students and staff, is charged with establishing academic ethics policies and, when necessary, evaluating ethics charges against students or faculty. Faculty and students should be familiar with the Academic Honor Code for the downtown Denver campus and the CLAS Ethics Bylaws (pdf), also available from the CLAS Advising Office, NC 4002.

Faculty who charge student(s) with a violation of the Academic Honor Code may lower a student’s grade without review. Faculty bringing such charges are required to notify the student in writing. Students charged with an ethics violation continue in the class and may appeal the faculty decision to the CLAS Ethics Committee. Students charged with a violation of the Academic Honor Code are encouraged to meet with their faculty coordinator or CLAS graduate dean to review their rights and obtain assistance with procedures.