Academic Misconduct

Issues that stem from academic work at UW Oshkosh are considered Academic Misconduct. As a UW Oshkosh student, it is your responsibility to be informed about what constitutes academic misconduct, how to avoid it and what happens if you decide to engage in it.

Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to):

  • plagiarism (turning in work of another person and not giving them credit)
  • stealing an exam or course materials
  • copying another student’s homework, paper, exam
  • cheating on an exam (copying from another student, turning in an exam for re-grading after making changes, working on an exam after the designated time allowance)
  • falsifying academic documents