Academic Integrity Resources for Faculty

Faculty instructions for handling cases of academic dishonesty: a step-by-step guide to the process of dealing with suspected academic integrity violations. Read this guide before you charge a student or complete a form.

Academic integrity form: the official College form to use when filing a charge. Note: this form has been revised, and it contains statements now required by University policy. Forms dated prior to 8/25/05, or forms from colleges other than the Liberal Arts, will not be accepted.

"G-9" Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures : the official University procedures pertaining to academic integrity.

College of the Liberal Arts policies and procedures for academic integrity: The College’s official policy.

Consideration of sanctions for academic integrity violations: guidelines you may wish to review when determining your proposed sanction.

Turnitin® at Penn State : a Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system owned by Turnitin.com, Inc., to which Penn State has a subscription. Support, interpretation of results, and additional resources here.

Academic integrity and your syllabus: Senate policy and suggested Liberal Arts statement for inclusion in syllabi.

Understanding and avoiding plagiarism: useful resources to share with your students to help them avoid the pitfalls of unintentional plagiarism.

The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity : a document prepared by the Center for Academic Integrity, a consortium of over 200 colleges and universities.

Academic integrity in the news : articles from the Digital Collegian, The Chronicle of Higher Education, etc.

University Faculty Senate Policy 49-20: the official faculty senate policy regarding academic integrity.

Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, and Copyright : part of the iStudy series of online instructional modules, this is an anti-plagiarism study unit to help educate students about academic integrity.

Academic integrity at Penn State : a statement by the Council of Academic Deans.

Cyberplagerism: resources for detection and prevention of internet plagiarism.