Understanding Plagiarism

UT Academic Policies and Standards of Conduct in Hilltopics Handbook

Guidelines for student conduct are provided in the UT publication Hilltopics available online and in print. The following are links to passages in Hilltopics that refer to academic integrity and plagiarism.

The Honor Statement

"An essential feature of The University of Tennessee is a commitment to maintaining an atmosphere of intellectual integrity and academic honesty. As a student of the University, I pledge that I will neither knowingly give nor receive any inappropriate assistance in academic work, thus affirming my own personal commitment to honor and integrity." (Hilltopics: Student Handbook, 2007-2008, p. 12).

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Academic Integrity

Provides some guidelines and principle aspects of the teaching/learning process which should be observed by the university student.

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