Academic Integrity

It is the obligation of every student to make himself or herself familiar with the provisions of these standards and to comply with them. Nothing contained herein shall be construed or interpreted to conflict with the University of Pittsburgh Guidelines on Academic Integrity. These University Guidelines should also be the source of any necessary implied terms which are not expressed herein.

Students have an obligation to exhibit honesty, and to respect the ethical standards of the legal profession in carrying out their academic assignments. Without limiting the application of this principle, a student may be found to have violated this obligation if he or she:

1. Possesses materials or employs devices not authorized by the instructor during an academic evaluation;
2. Provides assistance during an academic evaluation to another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor;
3. Receives assistance during an academic evaluation from another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor;
4. Possesses, buys, sells, obtains, or uses a copy of any materials intended to be used as an instrument of academic evaluation in advance of its administration;
5. Acts as a substitute for another person in any academic evaluation process;
6. Utilizes a substitute in any academic evaluation procedures;
7. Practices any form of deceit in an academic evaluation proceeding;
8. Depends on the aid of others in a manner expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, preparation, creation, writing, performing, or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation;
9. Provides aid to another person, knowing such aid is expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, preparation, creation, writing, performing or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation;
10. Presents as one's own, for academic evaluation, the ideas, representations or words of another person or persons without customary and proper acknowledgment of sources;
11. Submits the work of another person in a manner that represents the work to be one's own;
12. Knowingly permits one's work to be submitted by another person without the instructor's authorization;
13. Attempts to influence or change one's academic evaluation or record for reasons other than achievement or merit;
14. Indulges, during a class or examination session, in conduct that is so disruptive as to infringe upon the rights of the instructor or fellow students;
15. Fails to cooperate, if called upon, in the investigation or disposition of any allegation of dishonesty pertaining to a fellow student;
16. Mutilates library materials or takes or sequesters library materials for his or her own benefit or to the detriment of others;
17. Continues writing after the final warning indicator signaling the conclusion of an examination. Upon the issuance of the one-minute warning, a student shall make sure the front of the exam booklet is properly filled out. When the final announcement is given, students shall stop writing. The only time a student may make any further markings is with the express consent of the person supervising that examination;
18. Falsifies or misrepresents academic records on an employment application made through the Law School;
19. Falsifies or misrepresents information or participates in the falsification or misrepresentation of information, including but not limited to LSAT scores, in any law school admissions application prior to or following his or her matriculation.