All students and faculty have the responsibility to foster an atmosphere conducive to academic excellence and academic integrity.
Academic dishonesty undermines the accurate evaluation of students' knowledge and performance.
In addition, it undermines the bonds of trust and honesty among members of the academic community, constitutes taking unfair advantage of other students and defrauds those who may eventually depend upon the student's knowledge and integrity, most notably future clients. Moreover, academic dishonesty in the context of professional psychology education constitutes a serious violation of the Ethical Standards governing psychologists. It is the responsibility of both students and faculty to intervene immediately in any situation in which academic dishonesty is suspected. The following is a list of behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. While not exhaustive, this list represents the more common types of academic dishonesty.