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Academic Integrity

Understanding academic integrity is vital to a USC education. The university expects all students to act with honesty in regards to their academic performance. At the American Language Institute, we take care to ensure that our students understand this significant and weighty facet of the USC experience.

Understanding Academic Dishonesty in the American University System

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Learn more about academic integrity through these USC Libraries Tutorials:

Understanding and Avoiding Academic Dishonesty Tutorial (Module One)

Learn about plagiarism and citation.

Understanding and Avoiding Academic Dishonesty Tutorial (Module Two)

Here’s how to cite sources to avoid plagiarism.

Academic Dishonesty Tutorial

This tutorial covers unauthorized collaboration, cheating, falsifying records and other elements of academic dishonesty.

USC Student Handbook

The USC Student Handbook contains more information about USC’s unifying values. All students are expected to read and follow the University’s guidance.