Academic Honesty
- Our department requires online students to take many of their formal exams through approved proctors. Proctored exams are password-protected and require the proctor to be present during the examination period. USU's proctor standards and proctor approval process exceed the industry standards. Proctors must be pre-approved and must agree to meet the stringent standards set by our university. According to Regional Campuses and Distance Education (RCDE) at Utah State University, we are one of the few universities that formalizes work done by proctors, their professional positions, the names of the students they serve, their proctoring locations, etc.
- The Faculty Assistance Center for Technology (FACT) provide the technical support needed to make our courses secure.
- Many of the exams and quizzes used in our classes pull from pools of questions that are randomly selected so that students taking an exam do not all get the same questions.
- Faculty adjust assignments to reduce the likelihood of students using materials from previous students year after year.
- If a student is found to be in violation of USU's Academic Honesty Policy and/or USU's Honor Code they will receive an "F" grade for the semester and will be brought up to deal with the University Honor Code System. This will likely result in a dismissal from Utah State University and barring from participation in future courses from Utah State University.
