Academic Integrity 

UNT’s Academic Integrity policy UNT Policy 06.003 Student Academic Integrity states: “’Plagiarism,’ in this policy, means use of another’s thoughts or words without proper attribution in any academic exercise, regardless of the student’s intent, including but not limited to:  1. the knowing or negligent use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment or citation, or 2. the knowing or negligent unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or by an agency engaged in selling term papers or other academic materials.” 

All thesis and dissertation students are required to share an iThenticate similarity report with their major professor and advisory committee to review for instances of plagiarism before the student submits the dissertation to the Director of Graduate Studies. Dissertations which contain plagiarism will not be approved for submission to the Toulouse Graduate School. This includes the appropriate use of quotation marks (“’s) in addition to appropriate citation. Nearly every printed word is searchable on the Internet, and this step is paramount to uphold our university’s high standard of scholarly work by our students. This step protects our students and our institution. Plagiarism is a serious matter, and offenses can lead to dismissal from the academic program, the university, or even deportation for international students. See UNT’s official policy here:  Academic Integrity | Office of the Provost (unt.edu)

For more information about iThenticate, see the link below. 

Additional Resources

This webpage provides only an introduction to graduate mentoring at UNT. Please consult the following websites and resources for more detailed requirements and guidelines:

THE GRADUATE STUDIES STAFF
Please contact us with any questions or concerns you might have or direct your students to do so at any time. 
Dr. Jaymee Haefner -Director of Graduate Studies; (940) 565-3739
Dr. Colleen Conlon - Senior Graduate Academic Counselor; (940) 565-2930
Dr. Caden Ridge - Graduate Academic Counselor; (940) 369-7772

RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
The UNT Writing Center helps writers at all levels and at all stages of study, including writing workshops.
Theses Manual provides information regarding University-level standardization of graduate documents.
Theses and Dissertations provides information concerning Theses and Dissertation Guidelines for Toulouse—this supplements the information for your specific degree program handbook.
Academic Integrity/ UNT Teaching Commons provides information concerning mentoring graduate students across campus.
Toulouse Graduate School provides information concerning workshops and funding available to graduate students across campus as well as important deadlines for graduation.
Graduate Catalog for comprehensive degree requirements and course offerings in music and throughout the university.

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