The Newberrian Creed calls for honesty in one's social and academic life and applies to all students of Newberry College. Academic integrity is important for:
- STUDENTS: Students invest time, energy, and money in their future. Maintaining integrity in their academic work ensures that they develop the skills and knowledge they need and that their degree is reflective of their personal academic achievements.
- NEWBERRY COLLEGE: Academic honesty is integral to the Newberry College mission to nurture lifelong intellectual and personal development through a supportive academic community.
- EMPLOYERS: Today's employers expect that college graduates will be able to solve complex problems, think critically, and demonstrate consistent, ethical decision-making skills. Learning and applying these skills in a supportive academic community prepares students for a successful, meaningful future.
Academic dishonesty takes many forms. The Newberrian Creed is intended to create a community that discourages all forms of academic dishonesty. The following examples, though not exhaustive, illustrate conduct that violate the Creed.
- CHEATING: Using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise
- Copying from another student’s work on any academic assignment or exam
- Using notes or books during an exam without permission
- Obtaining access to the contents of an exam or the purchase, sale, or theft of unauthorized material before or during an exam
- COLLUSION: Working with others on assignments, projects, or exams without explicit permission of the instructor.
- PLAGIARISM: Representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise.
- Copying text, images, or data from a source without proper citation
- Paraphrasing someone else’s work without acknowledgement
- Submitting the same work for multiple assignments without permission from all instructors involved
- FABRICATION: Unauthorized invention or falsification of information or citations in one’s academic work.
- Creating fake data or results for research projects
- Altering data to fit expected outcomes
- Citing sources that do not exist or were not used
- DECEPTION: Providing false information or fabricating excuses to improve one’s grade or helping another person lie to preserve or improve their own grade.
- Lying about reasons for missing a class, exam, or assignment deadline
- Forging signatures or documents
- IMPROPER USE OF TECHNOLOGY: Using technology inappropriately to gain academic advantage
- Using electronic devices to access unauthorized information during an exam
- Altering or manipulating academic records or files
- IMPROPER USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Using AI tools to complete assignments, generate content, or perform tasks without explicit permission from the instructor
- Submitting AI-generated essays or projects as one’s own work
- Using AI to bypass plagiarism detection tools
- Employing AI to conduct research or solve problems without disclosure
- Employing AI to rewrite, revise, or correct one's work
Whenever a student is uncertain as to whether conduct would violate the Creed, it is the responsibility of the student to seek clarification from the appropriate faculty member or instructor of record prior to engaging in such conduct.