Academic Integrity

HUC-JIR students are expected to maintain the highest standards of integrity with respect to their academic work. The College-Institute considers all breaches of personal and academic integrity to be serious offenses.
Cheating involves, but is not necessarily limited to, the use of unauthorized sources of information during an examination.
Plagiarism, the appropriation of unattributed ideas or verbatim copying, is entirely at odds with the core principles of Jewish tradition and academic rigor. Students are expected to be familiar with the proper rules of citation (see the MLA Handbook, or similar works). Students must ensure that they understand their instructors’ expectations and avoid utilizing completed work, notes, drafts, or homework of other students when it is inappropriate.
Work completed for one course may not serve to fulfill obligations of another course, unless explicitly permitted in writing by the two professors involved. When in doubt, ask the professors involved about the appropriate actions to take.
It is a violation of the standards of academic conduct to alter any academic or official institutional record used in the admission or academic records process.
Disciplinary action regarding cases of cheating, plagiarism or other violations of academic integrity may be taken by faculty members, the administration, or the Student Tenure Committee where necessary.