Teaching & Learning
Research
- Research with human subjects requires prior institutional review and approval before the research begins
- Centenary College states general research oversight requirements for work involving human participants, but it does not define any AI-specific rules for grant proposals, IRB applications, ethics declarations, or research integrity
All research conducted by members of the Centenary College community involving human subjects must receive the approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) before research activities begin.
Research means “a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.”
Human subject means “a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or identifiable private information.”
No research involving human subjects can proceed until that project has been reviewed and approved by the IRB.
Academic Integrity
- The policy frames unacknowledged use of another source's work or ideas as plagiarism and academic misconduct
- Centenary College requires students to acknowledge the source of words and ideas taken from others, but it does not define any AI-specific disclosure or citation requirements
The term plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in selling term papers or other academic materials.
Forms of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, all forms of cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism.
A student shall not represent as his or her own work material that is the work of another.
- Students accused of academic dishonesty are subject to formal charges, hearings, sanctions, and possible suspension or expulsion
- Centenary College does not define any AI-detection-tool policy, but it does define enforcement processes and penalties for academic dishonesty through the Honor Code and Honor Court
The Honor Code and Honor System cover all students enrolled at Centenary College.
Forms of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, all forms of cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism.
The jurisdiction of the Honor Court shall extend to all academic conduct alleged to violate the Honor Code.
The possible penalties for a student found guilty of violating the Honor Code are: disciplinary warning, disciplinary probation, loss of privileges, restitution, discretionary educational sanctions, suspension, expulsion, withholding diploma, and/or revocation of admission and/or degree.
Institutional & Administrative
- Further review of the faculty handbook PDF is required to determine whether AI-specific faculty guidance is present
- A faculty handbook for 2025-2026 exists and faculty development resources are available, but no AI-specific guidance for faculty or staff use of AI tools has been confirmed from the pages reviewed
Faculty handbook (2025-2026) available at ccla-web.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/faculty-handbook-2025-2026.pdf and faculty development resources available at centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/provost-2/information-for-faculty/faculty-development/ were identified but not fully reviewed for AI-specific faculty use policies.
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Common Questions About Centenary College's AI Policies
Centenary College has defined AI policies in 4 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 33%.
Centenary College requires students to acknowledge the source of words and ideas taken from others, but it does not define any AI-specific disclosure or citation requirements. The policy frames unacknowledged use of another source's work or ideas as plagiarism and academic misconduct.
Centenary College does not define any AI-detection-tool policy, but it does define enforcement processes and penalties for academic dishonesty through the Honor Code and Honor Court. Students accused of academic dishonesty are subject to formal charges, hearings, sanctions, and possible suspension or expulsion.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.