Veterinarians serve the needs of society and contribute to the health and welfare of people through participation in the clinical practice of companion animal medicine, herd health and production management, public and environmental health, basic and applied research, nuclear and space sciences, aquatic and marine biology, teaching and research, and clinical biomedical sciences. The profession will continue to make rapid progress, rising in prestige and stature, only through constant dedication to high ideals and through the individual achievement of its members. Each veterinary graduate and each veterinary student should constantly be aware of the moral, social, civic, and professional responsibilities of the veterinary medical profession and should strive continuously to develop and strengthen the principles upon which it is built. Top Academic Dishonesty Integrity and honesty are fundamental qualities of the learned profession of veterinary medicine. Student members of the profession must be the embodiment of these qualities, and their conduct must be above reproach.
Academic dishonesty undermines the profession and the entire academic enterprise.
As a result, it cannot and will not be tolerated. A student in veterinary medicine who has been given disciplinary sanctions as a result of academic dishonesty will forfeit the right to re-enroll in the School of Veterinary Medicine during the next three regular semesters, excluding the summer term. After the stipulated forfeiture, the student has the right to apply for readmission, which must be approved by the dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Readmission is not guaranteed. A student in veterinary medicine who has been suspended from the University as a result of academic dishonesty will forfeit, for an indefinite period of time, the right to be enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine.