Academic Integrity

If you are taking an exam where independent work is required and you allow another student to copy your work, you are guilty of academic misconduct.

Remember: protect your exam so other students can't copy it!

Graphic by Sara LeBlanc, University of Waterloo. Text adapted from University of Waterloo Library (CC-BY-NC).

If you see other students copying exam answers, you should always tell your instructor or the exam proctor. This promotes a culture of academic integrity. Reporting someone else isn't always easy but it's the right thing to do.

Remember: tell your instructor if you see other students copying exam answers!

Graphic by Sara LeBlanc, University of Waterloo. Text adapted from University of Waterloo Library (CC-BY-NC).

If you lie using a false note or an excuse to postpone writing an exam or quiz, you are guilty of academic misconduct.

Remember: don't lie to your instructor!

Graphic by Sara LeBlanc, University of Waterloo. Text adapted from University of Waterloo Library (CC-BY-NC).

If your instructor has said that you must work independently on a take-home test, you cannot work in a group.

This is inappropriate collaboration. Once you have the test questions, you are not allowed to discuss them with anyone else.

Remember: you can only work together on a take-home exam if your instructor says it's okay!

Graphic by Sara LeBlanc, University of Waterloo. Text adapted from University of Waterloo Library (CC-BY-NC).

Tests submitted for re-grading may not be altered in any way, even if you did know the correct answer at the time of the exam.

Remember: don't change an exam that has already been marked!

Graphic by Sara LeBlanc, University of Waterloo. Text adapted from University of Waterloo Library (CC-BY-NC).