A statement has been added to the syllabus template beginning with the Winter 2025 term. Faculty may choose to modify the statement to ensure guidance aligns with the course learning objectives. The standard statement is as follows:

All student work must be original and reflect individual effort and understanding. When using AI tools, students must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Instructor Approval: Before using AI tools for assignments or research, students must seek and obtain approval from the course instructor. This ensures that the use of AI aligns with the course's learning objectives.

• Disclosure: Students must disclose any use of AI tools in their coursework or research. This includes identifying specific AI platforms used and explaining how they were utilized.

• Citation: Any content generated by AI tools included in student work must be cited appropriately according to the course's citation guidelines.

Utilizing AI tools and programs to complete coursework without instructor approval, proper disclosure, and citation (if applicable) is a violation of academic integrity. Violation of this policy or misuse of artificial intelligence by students may result in disciplinary action.

You may want to edit your syllabus to indicate whether AI is allowed for either the entire course or by assignment.  Here is a document that includes a variety of statements (with matching icons) that you can copy and paste into your syllabus. 

It can be difficult at first to understand the difference between disclosure and citation in this context. 

• If an AI tool is used at all, the use should be disclosed. Disclosure is saying that you used the AI tool (how, why, etc.).
• Citation is not always required. You would cite AI content for the same reasons you would cite any other resource. 

Please refer students to our Generative AI Guide - Citation and Disclosure page for examples.