Academic Integrity Statistics
Faculty are obligated to report any suspected violations of academic integrity policies, such as cheating and plagiarizing to the Office of the Dean of Students. Data is shared with the Baruch Community via the Office of the Dean of Students website on any administrative sanctions (e.g., warnings or suspensions) imposed, and, when known, academic sanctions leveled by members of the faculty (e.g., F for the assignment or exam or F for the course). All information is anonymous. Cases reported at the end of a month may not be heard by the time reports are shared.
Academic Integrity Cases for October 2021
Faculty are obligated to report any suspected violations of academic integrity policies, such as cheating and plagiarizing to the Office of the Dean of Students. Data is shared with the Baruch Community via the Office of the Dean of Students website about any administrative sanctions imposed (e.g., warnings or suspensions), and, when known, academic sanctions leveled by members of the faculty (e.g., F for the assignment or exam or F for the course). All information is anonymous.
Cases reported at the end of a month may not be heard by the time reports are shared.
October 2021
Reports
62 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students in the month of October. Of those:
- 47 were for cheating
- 15 were for plagiarism
- 0 were for obtaining an unfair advantage
- 0 were for falsifying documentation
Findings
- 54 were found “Responsible”
- 03 were found “Not Responsible”
- 04 allegations have not yet been heard
Administrative Sanctions
Of the 4 students found responsible:
- 51 received a Warning
- 03 received Probation
Academic Sanctions
The most common academic sanctions unofficially reported to the Office of Dean of Students included failure on exam/assignment and failure in the class. (Note: unless the faculty member formally notifies the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)
Academic Integrity Cases for September 2021
Faculty are obligated to report any suspected violations of academic integrity policies, such as cheating and plagiarizing to the Office of the Dean of Students. Data is shared with the Baruch Community via the Office of the Dean of Students website about any administrative sanctions imposed (e.g., warnings or suspensions), and, when known, academic sanctions leveled by members of the faculty (e.g., F for the assignment or exam or F for the course). All information is anonymous.
Cases reported at the end of a month may not be heard by the time reports are shared.
September 2021
Reports
4 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students in the month of September. Of those:
- 2 were for cheating
- 2 were for plagiarism
- 0 were for obtaining an unfair advantage
- 0 were for falsifying documentation
Findings
- 4 were found “Responsible”
- 0 were found “Not Responsible”
- 0 allegations were withdrawn
Administrative Sanctions
Of the 4 students found responsible:
- 4 received a Warning
- 0 received Probation
Academic Sanctions
The most common academic sanctions unofficially reported to the Office of Dean of Students included failure on exam/assignment and failure in the class. (Note: unless the faculty member formally notifies the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)
Reports
181 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students in the month of December. Of those:
- 114 were for cheating
- 24 were for plagiarism
- 42 were for obtaining an unfair advantage
- 01 were for falsifying documentation
Findings in December
- 73 were found “Responsible”
- 03 were found “Not Responsible”
- 17 allegations were withdrawn
Note: Cases reported at the end of November were adjudicated in December. The numbers reported here include cases reported in both November and December. Of all the cases submitted in December, 141 were reported after the last day of classes (December 12, 2020). These reports account for 78% of the cases submitted to the Office of the Dean of Students in December.
Administrative Sanctions
Of the 73 students found responsible in November:
- 68 received a Warning
- 05 received Probation
Academic Sanctions
The most common academic sanctions unofficially reported to the Office of Dean of Students included failure on exam/assignment and failure in the class. (Note: unless the faculty member formally notifies the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)
Fall 2020
In Fall 2019, 62 academic integrity cases were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students. In contrast, Fall 2020 saw 377 cases reported—an increase by more than 600%.
Reports
41 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students in the month of November. Of those:
- 14 were for cheating
- 24 were for plagiarism
- 03 were for obtaining an unfair advantage
Findings in November
- 68 were found “Responsible”
- 04 were found “Not Responsible”
Note: Cases reported at the end of October were adjudicated in November. The numbers reported here include cases from both October and November.
Administrative Sanctions
Of the 68 students found responsible in October:
- 63 received a Warning
- 02 received Probation
- 03 received Suspension
Academic Sanctions
The most common academic sanctions unofficially reported to the Office of Dean of Students included failure on exam/assignment and failure in the class. (Note: unless the faculty member formally notifies the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)
Reports
68 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students in the month of October. Of those:
- 54 were for cheating
- 13 were for plagiarism
- 01 was for falsifying documents
Findings in October
- 57 were found “Responsible”
- 14 were found “Not Responsible”
Note: Cases reported at the end of September were adjudicated in October. The numbers reported here include cases from both September and October.
Administrative Sanctions
Of the 57 students found responsible in October:
- 31 received a Warning
- 22 received Probation
- 04 received Suspension
Academic Sanctions
The most common academic sanctions unofficially reported to the Office of Dean of Students included failure on exam/assignment and failure in the class. (Note: unless the faculty member formally notifies the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)
Reports
65 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students. Of those:
- 59 were for cheating
- 06 were for plagiarism
Administrative Sanctions
57 cases have not yet been heard
08 were found to be “responsible.” Of those:
- 1 was put on probation
- 7 received warnings
Academic Sanctions
We do not know yet about academic sanctions for the eight students found to be responsible.
Reports
22 students were reported to the Office of the Dean of Students. Of those:
- 16 were for cheating
- 05 were for plagiarism
- 01 was for falsifying documents
Administrative Sanctions
21 were found to be “responsible” and 1 not responsible. Of those:
- 06 received suspensions (for at least 1 semester)
- 15 received warnings
Academic Sanctions
16 students received F’s for their courses
(Note: unless the faculty member informs the Office of the Dean of Students, we don’t know if any academic sanctions have been assigned to students who were found to be responsible.)