Teaching & Learning
- For graded academic work, students are expected to submit only their own work and to avoid receiving unauthorized assistance
- The university does not mention artificial intelligence tools specifically, but it prohibits students from submitting work that is not their own and treats plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration as honor violations
A Midshipman does not lie, cheat, or steal.
Cheating is any attempt to deceive another to gain an advantage over himself/herself or another person.
Examples of cheating include but are not limited to the following: ... c. Plagiarism. ...
g. Unauthorized collaboration. ...
i. Improperly receiving assistance on an academic assignment.
- Using outside assistance on examinations without permission would fall under cheating
- The university does not state an AI-specific exam rule, but it explicitly bans unauthorized aid during tests and quizzes
Cheating is any attempt to deceive another to gain an advantage over himself/herself or another person.
Examples of cheating include but are not limited to the following: ...
a. Unauthorized use of notes or books during quizzes or examinations.
b. Looking at another student’s paper during quizzes and examinations.
f. Accepting from and/or giving unauthorized aid to another student during a quiz or examination.
Research
Academic Integrity
- Students must give appropriate credit when using the words or work of others
- The university requires proper acknowledgment of sources and treats plagiarism as an honor offense, but it does not provide AI-specific disclosure or citation rules in the cited materials
Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s words, information, or ideas without giving proper credit to the source.
Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to the following:
a. Having another person write your paper.
b. Using another’s work and changing some of the words and/or phrases.
c. Quoting from another person’s work without using quotation marks or indicating the source of the quotation.
d. Composing a paper based on data obtained by another without indicating the source.
e. Copying another’s sentences or words without citing the source of the material.
f. Failing to cite a source from the internet or another electronic source.
g. Failing to use proper citation format.
- Academic dishonesty allegations are handled through the honor system and may result in suspension, disenrollment, or dismissal depending on the case
- The university does not mention AI detection tools, but it establishes an enforcement process for honor violations, including investigation and penalties
Cheating, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration are all honor infractions and can result in a Midshipman Honor Board hearing.
The sanctions available to a Midshipman Honor Board are suspension held in abeyance for one quarter, immediate quarter suspension, immediate quarter suspension with recommendation to the Superintendent for dismissal, or immediate recommendation to the Superintendent for dismissal.
Disciplinary actions may include but are not limited to warning, revocation of privileges, extra duties, conduct probation, disenrollment and dismissal from the Academy.
Institutional & Administrative
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The university requires proper acknowledgment of sources and treats plagiarism as an honor offense, but it does not provide AI-specific disclosure or citation rules in the cited materials. Students must give appropriate credit when using the words or work of others.
The university does not mention AI detection tools, but it establishes an enforcement process for honor violations, including investigation and penalties. Academic dishonesty allegations are handled through the honor system and may result in suspension, disenrollment, or dismissal depending on the case.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.