Academic Integrity, Intellectual Property, and Copyright Policies

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Plagiarism and cheating will result in one of several sanctions, depending on the seriousness of the offense. Infractions of the academic honesty policy may result in receiving a failing grade for the assignment, receiving a failing grade for the course or even expulsion from school. These policies apply to both undergraduate and graduate students.

The complete description, and possible sanctions, of the Undergraduate Academic Integrity Policy, Graduate Honor Code & Graduate Honor Council of South University, the Honor Council of the South University School of Pharmacy and any specific programmatic integrity policy can be found in the South University Academic Catalog, Academic Affairs section.

Intellectual Property

As a creative community of teachers, artists and scholars, South University is committed to encouraging the creation of new works, new ideas, and new forms of creative and scholarly expression. This Policy on Intellectual Property is provided to protect the interests of those who create as well as the interests of South University itself, which supports this creative and scholarly work.

The complete Intellectual Property and Copyright policy can be found in the South University Academic Catalog, Academic Affairs section.

Copyright Infringement

The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject students and individuals to civil and criminal liabilities.  The full Copyright Infringement policy can be found in the South University Academic Catalog, Student Affairs section.