Academic Honesty

Illinois Tech students preparing for the practice of a profession are expected to conform to a code of integrity and ethical standards commensurate with the high expectations society places upon the practitioners of a learned profession.  Therefore, students are required to maintain high standards of academic integrity throughout their educational experience.  As such, it shall be a violation of this Code of Academic Honesty for a student to engage in conduct that violates the institutional standards of Illinois Tech along with the established standards of the academic discipline and the profession in which they are training.  

In summary, no student may perform an act intended to gain an unfair advantage over other students or aid another student in doing so.  The Code of Academic Honesty in the Student Handbook outlines how this principle is applied in the context of academic endeavors, the procedure for reporting and adjudicating violations of the code, the consequences of code violations, the roles of the Designated Dean of Academic Discipline (DDAD) and the Dean of Students, and the procedure for appeals.  See the Academic Honesty Guidelines website for additional information and detail, and faculty are to report academic honesty violations on this form; please read the process overview and view the flow chart prior to filling out the form.  The DDAD, or their designee, is the point person for assisting faculty members in addressing violations of the academic honesty policy.