Teaching & Learning
- The undergraduate and graduate academic integrity policies treat work generated by AI without proper attribution as plagiarism
- Sarah Lawrence College prohibits students from submitting AI-generated work as their own in coursework and other academic submissions
Using another’s words, information, data, images, and/or ideas and claiming those words, information, data, images, and/or ideas as one’s own, including the use of artificially generated materials (for example, with ChatGPT or DALL-E) without proper attribution, is plagiarism.
Using another’s words, information, data, images, and/or ideas and claiming those words, information, data, images, and/or ideas as one’s own, including the use of artificially generated materials (for example, with ChatGPT or DALL-E) without proper attribution, is plagiarism.
Research
- Sarah Lawrence College does not provide a general research-writing AI policy in the supplied materials
- For admissions writing in the Writing MFA application, applicants may use AI only for limited editing support and must not use it to generate or substantially revise application essays; all submitted work must represent the applicant's own ideas and writing
May I use AI in my admissions application? ChatGPT and other forms of AI can be useful for assistance with grammar and editing, but should not be used to create or substantially revise your application essays. Your submitted portfolio and all application materials should always be representative of your own ideas and writing.
Academic Integrity
- In the genetic counseling application, applicants must disclose specific AI use in preparing their application, and the program states that disclosed use will not be penalized
- The college requires proper attribution when students use AI-generated materials in academic work; using AI-generated content without attribution is treated as plagiarism in both undergraduate and graduate academic integrity policies
Using another’s words, information, data, images, and/or ideas and claiming those words, information, data, images, and/or ideas as one’s own, including the use of artificially generated materials (for example, with ChatGPT or DALL-E) without proper attribution, is plagiarism.
Using another’s words, information, data, images, and/or ideas and claiming those words, information, data, images, and/or ideas as one’s own, including the use of artificially generated materials (for example, with ChatGPT or DALL-E) without proper attribution, is plagiarism.
How have you used AI in the preparation of your application to this program? Please describe specific uses of AI to help us understand your submission. Please note that applications will not be penalized for using AI as a tool as long as this use is properly disclosed.
- The college does not mention AI detection tools in the provided sources
- It does state that plagiarism, including unattributed AI-generated materials, is handled through standard academic misconduct processes and can lead to sanctions up to suspension or dismissal
Using another’s words, information, data, images, and/or ideas and claiming those words, information, data, images, and/or ideas as one’s own, including the use of artificially generated materials (for example, with ChatGPT or DALL-E) without proper attribution, is plagiarism.
Students found to have engaged in any of these prohibited acts are considered in violation of the college’s policy on academic integrity and are subject to the adjudication process and sanctions described below. Penalties can range from suspension of the student from a class to dismissal from the college.
Any graduate student found to be engaging in one of these prohibited acts will be considered in violation of Sarah Lawrence College’s policy on academic integrity and may be subject to sanctions such as failing the assignment, failing the course, and/or dismissal from the graduate program.
Institutional & Administrative
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Common Questions About Sarah Lawrence College's AI Policies
Sarah Lawrence College has defined AI policies in 4 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 33%.
The college requires proper attribution when students use AI-generated materials in academic work; using AI-generated content without attribution is treated as plagiarism in both undergraduate and graduate academic integrity policies. In the genetic counseling application, applicants must disclose specific AI use in preparing their application, and the program states that disclosed use will not be penalized.
The college does not mention AI detection tools in the provided sources. It does state that plagiarism, including unattributed AI-generated materials, is handled through standard academic misconduct processes and can lead to sanctions up to suspension or dismissal.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.