Teaching & Learning
- For the College of Veterinary Medicine, AI use in preclinical coursework is at instructor discretion unless the syllabus says otherwise
- Students may use AI on assignments and similar activities only with explicit instructor permission, and certain assignment uses are prohibited, including writing entire sentences, paragraphs, or papers for written work and completing clinical rotation assignments
AI use within all preclinical courses, including distance education, is permitted only with prior permission, unless stated otherwise in the course syllabus. Prior permission means that students are allowed to use AI tools on assignments, group activities, and other similar activities only when the student receives the instructor’s explicit permission.
• Completing clinical rotation assignments.
• Writing entire sentences, paragraphs or papers to complete surgery reports, SOAPS, or other written assignments.
- The handbook also states that cheating on exams is not permitted and can lead to significant penalties, including possible dismissal from the college
- For the College of Veterinary Medicine, AI use during quizzes and exams is prohibited unless the assessment explicitly states which AI tool may be used and how it may be used
• When taking in-person and online quizzes, including pre-lab quizzes, and in-person and online exams, unless the quiz or exam explicatively states the AI tool that may be used and how it may be employed.
Cheating and plagiarism is defined as submitting another person’s work and knowledge and representing it as your own. Academic integrity is paramount for a high-quality institution and to preserve the integrity of all students in the program. Cheating on exams and other settings is not permitted and will result in significant penalties including possible dismissal from the college.
- The handbook frames AI as a tool that can enhance student learning when used appropriately and ethically
- For the College of Veterinary Medicine, students are permitted and encouraged to use AI tools for personal study and practice when those tools support learning
Students are freely permitted—and encouraged—to use AI tools during personal study and practice if those tools enhance their ability to learn, apply, and retain essential knowledge.
This policy acknowledges that artificial intelligence (AI), including its subfields such as large language models (LLMs), are powerful tools which have the potential, when leveraged appropriately and ethically, to enhance veterinary student learning.
Research
- The provided sources do not define an AI-specific policy for grant proposals, IRB applications, or research ethics submissions
- At the university level, Arkansas State states a general commitment to integrity in research and scholarship and says research is conducted in compliance with laws, regulations, and institutional policies
Arkansas State University is committed to the highest standards of integrity in all areas of research and scholarship and conducts its research in compliance with federal, state, local, and institutional laws, regulations, and policies. Consistent with these principles, the office of Research Compliance is responsible for developing governing principles to guide the conduct of research on campus.
Academic Integrity
- Arkansas State University provides specific library guidance on citing and attributing AI-generated content across major academic formatting styles such as APA, MLA, and Chicago
Refer to the official A-State Library guides at libguides.astate.edu/ai/citations for detailed, formal requirements on academic citations, attribution mechanisms, and proper documentation of artificial intelligence usage in coursework.
- Although individual colleges enforce specific penalties, Arkansas State broadly defines its academic integrity parameters regarding AI through its library guides, treating unauthorized AI use as a form of plagiarism
Information on how unauthorized or unacknowledged use of artificial intelligence constitutes an academic integrity violation is governed by the A-State Library guidelines on AI and Plagiarism.
Institutional & Administrative
- Arkansas State maintains explicit, university-wide IT Acceptable Use and Ethical Use guidelines for Artificial Intelligence that directly establish parameters for faculty and staff use
Students should also review and comply with the A-State Guidelines and Considerations for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and the A-State IT Security Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines. The documents provide University-wide guidance for students, faculty, and stae.
- In the veterinary handbook, this includes a prohibition on entering veterinary patient and client data into AI queries and a restriction against uploading CVM course materials
- A-State requires compliance with university-wide data privacy policies, specifically governed by Section 8 of the ITS Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines, to protect sensitive information from being entered into AI tools
• The student must comply with A-State's data privacy policies and all applicable federal and state laws, including but limited to those articulated in Section 8 of the A-State ITS Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines, to ensure that personal and sensitive information is securely handled and protected from misuse.
• This includes veterinary patient and client data which should never be entered into an AI query.
• Do not upload A-State CVM course material (e.g lectures, notes, handouts, photos and videos) to AI tools.
- Arkansas State University manages AI governance through dedicated institutional frameworks, including Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and IT Security Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines that provide university-wide guidance
Students should also review and comply with the A-State Guidelines and Considerations for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and the A-State IT Security Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines. The documents provide University-wide guidance for students, faculty, and stae.
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Arkansas State University provides specific library guidance on citing and attributing AI-generated content across major academic formatting styles such as APA, MLA, and Chicago.
Although individual colleges enforce specific penalties, Arkansas State broadly defines its academic integrity parameters regarding AI through its library guides, treating unauthorized AI use as a form of plagiarism.
A-State requires compliance with university-wide data privacy policies, specifically governed by Section 8 of the ITS Acceptable Use of AI Guidelines, to protect sensitive information from being entered into AI tools. In the veterinary handbook, this includes a prohibition on entering veterinary patient and client data into AI queries and a restriction against uploading CVM course materials.