Student Conduct
Upon entering a graduate program, you accept an ethical and moral code that is demanding and integral to your future societal role as leaders. It is important that you understand and maintain standards of intellectual honor that reflect well upon your own conduct and upon your profession. Cheating and plagiarism, indeed any type of dishonorable conduct is morally degrading and ethically reprehensible. Moreover, such conduct seriously impedes true intellectual growth. In setting your goals and reviewing your conduct, there is a simple, clear standard: The sensible rule of thumb as always is to treat others and to deal with the property of others as carefully, thoughtfully, and considerately as you would want to be treated

Cheating
Dishonesty of any kind involving examinations, assignments, alteration of records, wrongful possession of examinations, unpermitted submission of duplicate papers for multiple classes or unauthorized use of keys to examinations is considered cheating.

Plagiarism
Materials, even ideas, borrowed from others necessitate full and complete acknowledgment. Offering the work of another as one's own is plagiarism and is unacceptable in the academic community. A lack of adequate recognition constitutes plagiarism, whether it utilizes a few sentences, whole paragraphs, articles, books, audio-visual materials or, indeed, even the writing of fellow students. In addition, the presentation of material gathered, assembled or formatted by others as one's own is also plagiarism. Because the university takes such misconduct very seriously, the student is urged to carefully read university policies on Academic Integrity and Misconduct in Research.

University Property
For most graduate students, their department and college will be an elemental focus of their life for several semesters, even years, as they complete their professional training. In a sense, the campus becomes a home away from home and understandably familiarity may breed carelessness regarding the use of state property, such as telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines, mail services and university records or files. It is illegal to remove equipment from the campus for use at home or in the field without proper approval. Wrongful use of such materials can incur legal liabilities.

Research Subjects
In your professional training, you may on occasion be involved in projects using human subjects, laboratory animals or hazardous materials. Sensitivity, compassion and the highest professional standards are imperative ethical requirements in dealing with all living creatures. All research involving humans, laboratory animals, or hazardous material is regulated by the university and subject to state and federal regulations. The committees most actively involved in these areas are: the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Institutional Biosafety Committee and Environmental Safety and Health/Radiation Committee.