The College’s understanding and expectations in regard to issues of academic honesty are fully articulated in the Code of Academic Integrity as published in The Scot's Key and form an essential part of the implicit contract between the student and the College. The Code provides a framework at Wooster to help students develop their own personal integrity.

While you are a student at this college, you will be treated as adults. You are expected to know and abide by the rules of the institution as described in The Scot's Key and The Handbook of Selected College Policies. Particular attention should be directed to the appropriate use of materials available on-line through the Internet. It is important that you read and understand the ethical use of information. Whether intentional or not, improper use of materials can be considered a violation of academic honesty.

To promote academic integrity, your work may be submitted to a commercial database to confirm its originality. To preserve your legal rights, submitted work will not be distributed elsewhere. For further information, consult the Turnitin web site.

Cheating in any of your academic work is a serious breach of the Code of Academic Integrity and is grounds for an F for the entire course. Such violations include turning in another person’s work as your own, copying from any source without proper citation, going beyond what is allowed in a group project and lying in connection with your academic work. You will be held responsible for your actions.

For descriptions of plagiarism, consult The Scot's Key (Appendix II) and A Short Guide to Writing about Biology. For examples of appropriate and inappropriate paraphrasing, consult A Writer's Reference (on reserve in Gault/Andrews Library).

If you are unsure as to what is permissible, please consult your course instructor.