It is always assumed by your professors that the papers you produce and the projects you complete are yours alone. If you have had assistance with your written work, or have referred to outside sources for ideas for a paper or project, you must give these sources full credit for their contributions to your finished work. Crediting your use of outside sources both establishes your own intellectual honesty and makes clear which ideas in your papers are your own original ideas.
Because the college community cannot function as a respected institution for teaching and inquiry if academic honesty is not maintained, the punishments for academic dishonesty are severe. TheUniversity maintains a comprehensive policy on academic dishonesty. Your instructor will provide information on the course syllabus regarding the plagiarism policy in your specific composition course. This departmental plagiarism policy is in effect along with the broader SUNY Brockport policy on academic dishonesty.