Student Responsibility

Students are full members of the academic community and, as such, are obligated to uphold the University’s standards for academic integrity. Students should take an active role in encouraging others to respect these standards. Upon enrollment, each Lesley student is automatically subject to the requirements and standards of the Academic Integrity Policy and each student has a duty to become familiar with it. Ignorance of what constitutes an act of academic dishonesty cannot be used as a defense when facing a charge of academic dishonesty.

Students are responsible for learning how to document sources and what constitutes plagiarism. Lesley faculty and the staff of the Center for Academic Achievement can provide help in understanding acceptable models for academic research. When in doubt about the proper use of source material, students are expected to seek guidance. Students should also seek assistance by using the library self-service portal at http://research.lesley.edu/selfservice. Every student should keep notes, rough drafts, sketches, and a copy of each finished paper. If a student wishes to submit one piece of work for more than one course, s/he must request and receive written permission to do so from all instructors in the courses involved.

Any student who has direct knowledge and/or evidence of academic dishonesty by another student should meet with the faculty member responsible for that course, the Dean’s designee of the student’s School, or a member of the Committee on Academic Integrity in the student’s school.