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Active Sanctions - Academic Integrity

These sanctions help students understand and avoid academic dishonesty.

Academic Integrity Policy Review

  • Description: A written review of the Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy
  • Appropriate for: Any case in which the student would benefit by reviewing the Academic Integrity Policy and gaining a better understanding of the policy and the reason for its existence
  • Not appropriate for: Major violations (may be appropriate as a supplementary sanction, but not as a stand-alone sanction)
  • Availability: No restrictions
  • Supporting materials (included with sanction letter): None
  • Instructions to student: “You are required to write a review of the Academic Integrity Policy as outlined in the University Policy Library (http://policies.rutgers.edu/). The review must be typed, double-spaced, and no less than 500 words in length. In the review, you should summarize the policy and explore how it relates to the violations in question. State the rationale behind the policy, and elaborate on the consequences for the Rutgers community if the policy did not exist. This review may not be used to justify your actions or to evaluate the actions of others, nor may this paper promote a philosophy which is in direct conflict with the law or with University regulations. If you use outside sources, you must cite those sources using MLA format. A guide to MLA format is available at the Purdue Online Writing Laboratory. Your review must use appropriate language, grammar, and spelling. If found to be unsatisfactory (not of passable quality), or if your review is found to contain material that is not appropriately cited, it will be rejected and additional sanctions will be imposed.”

VAIL Tutorial

  • Description: Online interactive tutorial that teaches students about plagiarism and correct citation
  • Appropriate for: Incidents of plagiarism in which the student has demonstrated ignorance of plagiarism and citation
  • Not appropriate for: Incidents of academic dishonesty involving deliberate misconduct, rather than ignorance
  • Availability: No restrictions
  • Supporting materials (included with sanction letter): None
  • Instructions to student: “You must complete the VAIL online academic integrity tutorial offered by the University of Maryland.”

Pavela Academic Integrity Seminar

  • Description: Comprehensive online seminar focusing on the ethical aspects of academic integrity. The student completes various readings and writes reflective essays under the guidance of an individual tutor (takes 5 to 15 hours to complete)
  • Appropriate for: Major academic integrity violations involving deliberate misconduct and unethical behavior
  • Not appropriate for: Non-academic violations; minor academic integrity violations resulting from ignorance 
  • Availability: No restrictions
  • Supporting materials (included with sanction letter): None
  • Note: The student is responsible for the $105 fee for this seminar. The seminar is available in English and in Mandarin.
  • Instructions to student (included with sanction letter): “You are required to complete an academic integrity seminar offered by IntegritySeminar.org. You are responsible for the $105 fee for this seminar. This seminar will be conducted in writing and you will be assigned an individual tutor who will communicate with you via e-mail and/or Skype. The instructor will not review or have access to your disciplinary file. All communications from your instructor will also be copied to the Office of Student Conduct. You will receive detailed instructions for completing the seminar and a set of readings (all available online). Many students complete the seminar over one weekend, but we recommend starting the readings immediately.”

Rutgers Online Academic Integrity Tutorial

  • Description: Online tutorial on academic integrity offered by OSC-CRS
  • Appropriate for: Incidents of academic dishonesty in which the student has demonstrated ignorance of the standards of academic integrity
  • Not appropriate for: Incidents of academic dishonesty involving deliberate misconduct, rather than ignorance
  • Availability: No restrictions
  • Supporting materials (included with sanction letter): None
  • Instructions to student: “You must complete an online tutorial on academic integrity offered by the Office of Student Conduct.”

Academic Integrity Review

  • Description: A one-on-one meeting with a Learning Center staff member to review academic integrity
  • Appropriate for: Incidents of academic dishonesty in which the student has demonstrated ignorance of plagiarism and citation
  • Not appropriate for: All other incidents
  • Availability: As scheduled between student and Learning Center staff
  • Supporting materials (included with sanction letter): None
  • Instructions to student: “You are required to meet with a staff member at one of the Rutgers Learning Centers (https://rlc.rutgers.edu/) to review academic integrity and appropriate citation procedures. Once completed, you must write an essay reflecting what you have learned from this experience. This essay must be no less than 250 words and should address the following questions:

A. What new information did you gather in completing this sanction?
B. How would this information have helped you in completing the assignment that led to this sanction?
C. Why does the University place a strong emphasis on academic integrity?
D. What potential consequences exist for students who plagiarize? What about professionals who do so?

Be advised that this essay may not be used to justify your actions or to evaluate the actions of others. You are expected to include appropriate citations and to use appropriate language, grammar, and spelling.”