Footnotes provide additional information that would detract from the subject being discussed in the body of the text. If you use the ideas or writings or others as your own, then you are plagiarizing. Avoid plagiarism by properly citing sources of information. If it is determined that your work contains plagiarized material, then your work will not be graded and you will be subject to disciplinary procedures as described in the student handbook. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is committed to a standard of academic integrity for all students.
Students are subject to disciplinary action for academic misconduct, which is defined in s.
UWS 14.03, Wisconsin Administrative Code.