Teaching & Learning
- Students are required to complete their own assignments and submitted work
- Work completed by someone else, purchased work, or work lacking sufficient original thought is treated as an academic integrity violation
At American InterContinental University, students are expected to demonstrate academic integrity by completing their own work, assignments, and assessments.
Was completed by someone other than the student
Has been purchased
Does not include enough original thought for an authentic assessment
- Students are required to complete their own assessments
- During examinations, using unauthorized electronic devices or unauthorized notes to improve a score is prohibited and treated as an academic integrity violation
At American InterContinental University, students are expected to demonstrate academic integrity by completing their own work, assignments, and assessments.
Uses unauthorized notes as prompts or cues to improve one’s score
Was completed using unauthorized electronic devices (during an examination)
Research
- The policy requires students to provide proper citation and referencing when using sources in submitted work
- It also treats use of sources unacceptable for academic research as a violation, but it does not define any AI-specific rule for research manuscripts
Was completed using sources unacceptable for academic research
Does not include in-text citations for sources used
Does not include references for sources used
Does not identify directly quoted information
Academic Integrity
- The policy does not give AI-specific disclosure or citation instructions
- Students are required to acknowledge sources used in their work through in-text citations, references, and identification of directly quoted material
Does not include in-text citations for sources used
Does not include references for sources used
Does not identify directly quoted information
- Academic integrity violations can result in a failing grade and may lead to dismissal
- The university states that unlisted violations will be reviewed by Academic Affairs, uses cumulative violation thresholds for undergraduate and graduate students, and allows students to appeal a decision within 30 days; however, it does not define any AI-detection-tool policy
Violations of the policy can result in a failing grade and may lead to dismissal from the University.
The University takes all violations seriously. As such, any occurrence that is found and is not covered by the above stated policy will be reviewed by Academic Affairs.
All violations are cumulative across campuses. After three (3) violations at the undergraduate level, a student’s case may be presented to the Code of Conduct Committee and the student could be dismissed from the University. After two (2) violations at the graduate level, a student’s case may be presented to the Code of Conduct Committee and the student could be dismissed from the University. Violations do not carry over from the undergraduate level to the graduate level.
If students believe the decision rendered is unjust or unfair, they may appeal the decision. Students should send an email to the Office of the Ombudsman within 30 days after the decision is rendered to appeal the academic integrity sanction.
Institutional & Administrative
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Common Questions About American InterContinental University - Ft. Lauderdale's AI Policies
American InterContinental University - Ft. Lauderdale has defined AI policies in 5 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 42%.
Students are required to acknowledge sources used in their work through in-text citations, references, and identification of directly quoted material. The policy does not give AI-specific disclosure or citation instructions.
Academic integrity violations can result in a failing grade and may lead to dismissal. The university states that unlisted violations will be reviewed by Academic Affairs, uses cumulative violation thresholds for undergraduate and graduate students, and allows students to appeal a decision within 30 days; however, it does not define any AI-detection-tool policy.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.