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espect. Students within the system receive the benefits of the academic pursuit of knowledge, free
from the obstacles of lying, cheating, and stealing. In return, the Academic Honesty Guidelines
demand that students act with integrity in all of their endeavors. Exhibiting honesty in academic
pursuits and reporting violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines will encourage others to also act
with integrity. Every student who approaches their studies with honesty and forthrightness suffers
when another student attains an unfair advantage by cheating.
An academic honesty offense is defined as the act of lying, cheating, or stealing academic information so
that one gains academic advantage. As a University of Florida student, one is expected to neither commit
nor assist another in committing an academic honesty violation. Additionally, it is the student's duty to
report observed academic honesty violations.
Academic Honesty Guidelines
Students are prohibited from engaging in the following conduct:
Conduct Constituting Academic Dishonesty. A student shall not engage in conduct which constitutes
academic dishonesty. A student commits academic dishonesty by engaging in conduct prohibited by
this subsection. By engaging in such conduct, a student violates the Honor Code and becomes subject
to the Student Conduct & Honor Code
Plagiarism. A student shall not represent as the student's own work all or any portion of the work of
another. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:
a) Quoting oral or written materials including but not limited to those found on the internet, whether
published or unpublished, without proper attribution.
b) Submitting a document or assignment which in whole or in part is identical or substantially
identical to a document or assignment not authored by the student.
Unauthorized Use of Materials or Resources ("Cheating"). A student shall not use unauthorized
materials or resources in an academic activity. Unauthorized materials or resources shall include:
a) Any paper or project authored by the student and presented by the student for the satisfaction of
any academic requirement if the student previously submitted substantially the same paper or
project to satisfy an academic requirement and did not receive express authorization to resubmit
the paper or project.
b) Any materials or resources prepared by another student and used without the other student's
express consent or without proper attribution to the other student.
c) Any materials or resources which the faculty member has notified the student or the class are
prohibited.
d) Use of a cheat sheet when not authorized to do so or use of any other resources or materials during
an examination, quiz, or other academic activity without the express permission of the faculty
member, whether access to such resource or materials is through a cell phone, PDA, other electronic
device, or any other means.
Prohibited Collaboration or Consultation. A student shall not collaborate or consult with another
person on any academic activity unless the student has the express authorization from the faculty
member.
a) Prohibited collaboration or consultation shall include but is not limited to:
1. Collaborating when not authorized to do so on an examination, take-home test, writing project,
assignment, or course work.
2. Collaborating or consulting in any other academic or co-curricular activity after receiving notice
that such conduct is prohibited.
3. Looking at another student's examination or quiz during the time an examination or quiz is
given. Communication by any means during that time, including but not limited to
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