Teaching & Learning
- Instructors may permit AI for any assignment with citation, allow only limited use on select assignments, or prohibit it entirely
- Prairie View A&M University does not set a single university-wide rule for AI use in coursework; it provides approved sample syllabus language that leaves use to instructor discretion
- A college-level statement also says graded work must remain the student's own work, and if AI is allowed as a tool, students may not replace the substance of their original work with AI output
Faculty are encouraged to add one of the three sample statements below to their syllabi that the Office of Academic Affairs has approved. These are suggested syllabus statements; faculty are invited to share their AI-related syllabus statements (e.g., your course policies regarding AI use) and assignment language with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Together, we can build a repository for the campus community.
Artificial intelligence (AI) language models, such as ChatGPT, may be used for any assignment with appropriate citation.
ChatGPT or other AI composition software may be used on select assignments in this course, as defined by the instructor.
The use of ChatGPT in this course is prohibited due to concerns regarding its potential impact on the quality of education and the development of crucial skills.
PVAMU expects that all work produced for a grade in any course, be it face-to-face or virtual, will be the sole product of a student’s endeavors to meet those academic goals. However, should an instructor permit their students to use artificial intelligence as a resource or tool, students must not substitute the substance of their original work with the results of using such GAI tools.
- Students are also made responsible for fact-checking AI-generated statements
- Where instructors choose limited use, AI is framed as a supplementary tool rather than a replacement for human interaction, and students are directed to seek instructor guidance if unsure
- Prairie View A&M University does not issue a single uniform rule for AI as a study aid; its approved sample syllabus language allows faculty to decide whether AI is used as a learning support tool
For instructors who choose to allow LIMITED/SELECT USAGE of ChatGPT or other AI Generative Software
While ChatGPT presents valuable opportunities for supplementing traditional teaching methods, it should be used selectively and thoughtfully. Limited usage of ChatGPT ensures that it serves as a supplementary tool rather than a replacement for human interaction. ChatGPT or other AI composition software may be used on select assignments in this course, as defined by the instructor. If you are unsure as to whether you are using AI language models appropriately in this course, please see me for guidance. You are responsible for fact-checking statements composed by AI Generative Software.
- Prairie View A&M University does not publish a separate programming-specific AI policy in the provided sources
- University-approved sample syllabus language also leaves use or prohibition of AI tools to instructor discretion
- The Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences statement expressly includes generative AI that can create computer code and says graded work must be the student's own; if an instructor allows AI as a tool, students may not substitute their original work with AI-generated results
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), specifically foundational models that can create writing, computer code, and/or images using minimal human prompting, are increasingly becoming pervasive.
PVAMU expects that all work produced for a grade in any course, be it face-to-face or virtual, will be the sole product of a student’s endeavors to meet those academic goals. However, should an instructor permit their students to use artificial intelligence as a resource or tool, students must not substitute the substance of their original work with the results of using such GAI tools.
ChatGPT or other AI composition software may be used on select assignments in this course, as defined by the instructor.
You may not engage in unauthorized collaboration or use ChatGPT or other AI composition software.
Research
Academic Integrity
- Specifically, AI may be used for assignments only with appropriate citation
- When instructors choose to permit AI use, Prairie View A&M University's approved sample syllabus language requires attribution
Artificial intelligence (AI) language models, such as ChatGPT, may be used for any assignment with appropriate citation.
- The provided sources do not state a university position on AI detection tools
- They do state that unauthorized use of AI can place a student's academic integrity at risk and that substituting original graded work with AI output violates the university's academic integrity guidelines
Using these tools without my permission puts your academic integrity at risk.
This clearly violates the University’s Administrative Guidelines on Academic Integrity and its underlying academic values.
Institutional & Administrative
- Prairie View A&M University encourages faculty to set course-level AI rules using approved sample syllabus statements
- The provided sources do not state rules on faculty use of AI for grading, recommendation letters, or administrative communications
- The institution provides faculty with suggested options to permit, limit, or prohibit student AI use and invites faculty to share their own AI-related syllabus and assignment language with the Center for Teaching Excellence
Faculty are encouraged to add one of the three sample statements below to their syllabi that the Office of Academic Affairs has approved. These are suggested syllabus statements; faculty are invited to share their AI-related syllabus statements (e.g., your course policies regarding AI use) and assignment language with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Together, we can build a repository for the campus community.
- The provided sources do not identify approved AI platforms specifically, but they do set university-wide requirements for authorized software and protection of sensitive information on PVAMU information resources
- All users of PVAMU systems must follow authorized software rules, and any new applications or services that receive, maintain, or share sensitive information must undergo Information Security Officer review and approval of security requirements
This UAP applies to all PVAMU information resources. In addition, this procedure is intended to provide a set of measures that will mitigate information security risks associated with authorized software. The intended audience is users of PVAMU information resources.
1.1 System Regulation 29.01.02 Use of Licensed Commercial Software guides the procedures for appropriate use of authorized software for all users of PVAMU information resources.
1.5 All users must ensure that the protection of information resources (including data confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility) is considered during the development, acquisition, or purchase of new computer applications or services. The Information Security Officer (ISO) must review the data security requirements and specifications of any new computer applications or services that receive, maintain, and/or share sensitive information. The ISO must approve the security requirements for the purchase of required Information Technology hardware, software, and systems development services for any new computer applications that receive, maintain, and/or share sensitive information.
- However, the provided materials do not define a broader university AI strategy, committee, or institutional roadmap
- Prairie View A&M University shows limited AI governance in the provided sources through Office of Academic Affairs approval of sample syllabus statements and campus collection of faculty AI policy language
Faculty are encouraged to add one of the three sample statements below to their syllabi that the Office of Academic Affairs has approved. These are suggested syllabus statements; faculty are invited to share their AI-related syllabus statements (e.g., your course policies regarding AI use) and assignment language with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Together, we can build a repository for the campus community.
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When instructors choose to permit AI use, Prairie View A&M University's approved sample syllabus language requires attribution. Specifically, AI may be used for assignments only with appropriate citation.
The provided sources do not state a university position on AI detection tools. They do state that unauthorized use of AI can place a student's academic integrity at risk and that substituting original graded work with AI output violates the university's academic integrity guidelines.
The provided sources do not identify approved AI platforms specifically, but they do set university-wide requirements for authorized software and protection of sensitive information on PVAMU information resources. All users of PVAMU systems must follow authorized software rules, and any new applications or services that receive, maintain, or share sensitive information must undergo Information Security Officer review and approval of security requirements.