Creighton University recognizes its duty to prepare students who are knowledgeable in their disciplines and who behave ethically. With this responsibility in mind, the student is advised that academic misconduct will be dealt with consistently and fairly in accordance with the Academic Misconduct Policy, which complements the Standards of Conduct outlined in the Creighton University Student Handbook.

Creighton fosters an environment of learning from experience and moving beyond negative choices. The discipline process is built on the foundation that the process should be educational and helpful to the student's development, as well as on the need to protect the academic integrity of the University and its programs. We aim to support students as they work through the process of making choices that reflect the personal and communal values central to the mission of Creighton University in its Catholic and Jesuit tradition.

Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, all forms of cheating; plagiarism in any form; falsifying documents of any kind or knowingly providing false information or evidence to University personnel or to others external to the University; endangering or threatening to endanger patients, faculty, staff, fellow students or damaging their property; theft or intentional destruction of library materials or other academic resources; illegal, obscenity-related, and/or other misuse of University-provided resources related to academic work; violation of any acceptable use policies of the University; violation of confidentiality in any practice and/or learning setting; violation of academic or professionalism conduct rules/standards described in course policies, University, School/College, program, or department policies and/or articulated by instructors either verbally or in writing; disruptive behaviors negatively affecting the learning environment of others, including online learning environments; misrepresentation of self or others for the purposes of obtaining academic advantage; or refusing to acknowledge, honor and/or comply with requests issued by faculty or administrators related to academic issues.

Behavioral Community Standards of Conduct, separate from Academic Misconduct, exist in the Creighton University Student Handbook, along with all consequences of violations. For misconduct that is potentially academic and behavioral, the Dean’s Office of the School/College where the violation occurred will consult with the Vice Provost for Student Life (or designee) to determine which misconduct (academic or behavioral) procedures will be followed. This does not preclude a violation being referred to the other procedure after further investigation takes place.

A student who engages in acts of academic misconduct is subject to disciplinary procedures and sanctions as determined by the School/College in which the violation occurred, with notification to the School/College in which the student is enrolled, with one exception: non-professional graduate students, regardless of School/College, are subject to the academic misconduct policy of the Graduate School, with notification to the School/College in which the student is enrolled. Any student shall have the right to appeal any School/College penalty, pursuant to the policy of the School/College handling the case.

Serious penalties (suspension or dismissal) may be appealed to the Provost (or designee), using the appeal process. The Provost (or designee) has the option to recommend other penalties, including expulsion from the university. Contact the Dean's Office for further information and procedures.