Public Summaries

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

CR 1: “A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.”

CR 2: “A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.”

IR 1: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating on an assignment during the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology, attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar, and re-complete the assignment.”

IRs 2-4: “Three students in the College of Arts and Sciences were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on an exam during the Fall 2024 semester. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a letter of apology and attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar.”

IR 5: “One student in the Darden School of Business was reported for stealing from a Charlottesville establishment during the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology and return the item stolen.”

IR 6: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through use of artificial intelligence on a paper during the Fall 2024 semester and Lying about the Act. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology, attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar, and write weekly reflections on a novel.”

IR 7: “A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating via plagiarism during the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an Informed Retraction. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write an apology letter and attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar.”

IR 8: "A graduate student was reported for 20 instances of lying about attendance during the Fall 2023 and Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an Informed Retraction. The student’s school already imposed several sanctions, including suspension, academic probation, faculty mentorship, and a permanent notation on their academic record. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to suspension, the Restorative Ethics Seminar, an apology letter, student mentorship, and expulsion in abeyance.”

IRs 9-10: “Two students in the Darden School of Business were reported for two instances of Cheating and two instances of Lying through use of unauthorized collaboration on exams during Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of Fall 2024. The students admitted to the offenses and filed Informed Retractions. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students and suspension in abeyance.”

IRs 11-12: “Two students in the Darden School of Business were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on two exams during the Fall 2024 semester and Lying about their offenses in three instances. The students admitted to the offenses and filed Informed Retractions. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students, attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar, and suspension in abeyance.”

IRs 13-14: “Two students in the Darden School of Business were reported for two instances of Cheating and two instances of Lying through use of unauthorized collaboration on exams during Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 Fall 2024 semester. The students admitted to the offenses and filed Informed Retractions. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students and suspension in abeyance.”

IR 15: “A student in the Darden School of Business was reported for one instance of Cheating and two instances of Lying through use of unauthorized collaboration on exams during Quarter 2 of the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offenses and filed an Informed Retraction. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students, attend a 7-week Restorative Ethics Seminar, presentation of the XYZ case summary, and suspension in abeyance.”

IRs 16-19: “Four students in the Darden School of Business were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on two exams during the Fall 2024 semester and Lying about their offenses. The students admitted to the offenses and filed Informed Retractions. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned all students to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students, with some also being sanctioned to attend a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar and/or suspension in abeyance.”

IR 20: “A student in the Darden School of Business was reported for two instances of Cheating using unauthorized aid and collaboration on exams during the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an Informed Retraction. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write apology letters, retake the exams, and suspension in abeyance.”

IR 21: “A student in the Darden School of Business was reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized aid on an exam during the Fall 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an Informed Retraction. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write an apology letter, retaking the exam, and re-completing the Honor Module.”

IRs 22-23: “Three students in the McIntire School of Commerce were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on a midterm exam during the Spring 2024 semester. Two students admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned those students to write a letter of apology and participate in a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar.”

IRs 24-25: “Two students in the Darden School of Business were reported for one instance of Cheating through unauthorized collaboration on an exam during the Fall 2024 semester. The students admitted to the offense and filed Informed Retractions. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a 1,000-word reflection letter that may be anonymously published to future incoming Darden students and retake the exam.”

IR 26: “One student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on multiple homework assignments during the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to a seven-week Honor restorative ethics seminar, academic support meeting, and a temporary transcript notation.”

IRs 27-28: “Two students in the College of Arts & Sciences were reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized artificial intelligence on a midterm exam. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned one student to write a letter of apology to the Reporter and retake the exam in question. The panel sanctioned the other student to attend a 7-week Restorative Ethics Seminar and submit a letter of apology sent to the Reporter.”

IR 29: “One student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for four Acts of Lying about work done in an internship for an external organization and one Act of Stealing wages. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A Panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to finish the assigned workload, write apology letters to the affected parties, and write an anonymous open apology letter to the external organization.”

IR 30: “One student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized aid on three homework assignments in the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to complete an Honor XYZ Case Study and an open apology letter to the class admitting to the offense and acknowledging the harm to the Community of Trust.”

IR 31: “A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating by allowing another student to copy their work on two homework assignments and a quiz during the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A Panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to participate in a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar.”

IR 32: “A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized aid on three homework assignments in the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to participate in a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar.”

IR 33: “A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized aid on a number of homework assignments in the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR where they also admitted to having cheated on an additional homework assignment. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to participate in a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar, participate in a 7-week long mentorship with a Professor, write letters of apology to the affected parties, and redo the compromised assignments.”

IR 34: “A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized collaboration on three assignments in the Spring 2025 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to participate in a 7-week Honor Restorative Ethics Seminar, recomplete the Honor module, and write a letter of apology to the Reporter.”

Honor Hearings

Hearing 1: A student in the School of Education and Human Development was accused of cheating by copying off another student’s exam in the Fall 2024 semester. The Community argued that two teaching assistants saw the student looking at other students’ exams, and that students know to keep their eyes on their own exams. The student argued that their eyes were wandering across the room, but they did not look at another student’s exam. A panel of randomly-selected students and Honor Committee representatives found the student Not Guilty on Act.

Hearing 2: A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of cheating by arriving at an exam with notes in a blue book during the Fall 2024 semester. The Community argued that there were clearly eraser marks in the blue book, indicating that pages of writing were erased during the exam, and they argued that the amount written could not reasonably be done during the exam period. The student argued that they memorized the contents of the exam, since a question bank was provided in advance, and that they practiced writing their answers to all questions before erasing unneeded answers. A panel of randomly-selected students and Honor Committee representatives found the student Not Guilty on Act.

Hearing 3: A student in the McIntire School of Commerce was accused of Cheating by providing unauthorized aid during a midterm exam in the Fall 2024 semester. The Community argued that testimony and video evidence of body language indicated that the student knowingly allowed two students to copy their exam answers. The accused student argued that they complete their work independently, and the other students took the exam answers without their awareness. A panel of randomly-selected students and Honor Committee representatives found the student Not Guilty on Act.

Hearing 4: One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized generative AI on two assignments in the Fall 2024 semester. The Community argued that there were significant formatting similarities between the student’s submission of the first assignment and ChatGPT’s response to similar prompts, and that the student’s submission included content beyond the scope of the course. The Community also argued that the formatting and errors of the student’s second assignment could only be explained by the use of generative AI. The student argued that their first assignment included content not taught in the course because they had significant experience with the content of the course and used principles that they had learned previously. The student also argued that their second submission had human errors when they applied course content, and that the formatting inconsistencies were due to the collaborative nature of the assignment. A panel of randomly-selected students and Honor Committee representatives found the student Guilty on the first accusation. On the second accusation, the same panel found the student Not Guilty on the basis of Act. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to notify various parties of the outcome of the Hearing, write letters of apology to the Reporter and other course instructors, create a project on the ethics of AI use in academic and professional settings, and complete an XYZ case study.

Admissions of Guilt

One student in the School of Architecture was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized aid on a final exam in the Spring 2024 semester. The student chose not to file an Informed Retraction but later admitted to the offense. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to attend a 7-week Restorative Ethics Seminar and write an XYZ Case Summary, write an apology letter to an affected student in the class, write a reflection, and attend an amends meeting.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

CR 1: “A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.”

CR 2: “A student admitted to inadvertently sharing their answers to an exam and filed a CR”

CR 3: “A student admitted to accessing unauthorized resources for an assignment and filed a CR”

IR 1: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized materials on a midterm exam during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology, meet with their Association Dean, and write an Honor XYZ case study.”

IR 2: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Lying and Cheating through use of unauthorized aid on multiple quizzes during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to suspension, year-long mentorship with a professor, participation in the Restorative Ethics Seminar, a letter of apology, and expulsion in abeyance.”

IR 3-4: “Two students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized aid on multiple midterm exams during the Spring 2024 semester. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned one student to attend a 7-week Honor restorative ethics seminar, meet with their Dean, a temporary transcript notation, and expulsion in abeyance. The other student was sanctioned to attend a 7-week Honorrestorative ethics seminar, meet with their Dean, write an apology letter, and suspension in abeyance.”

IR 5: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized materials on a midterm exam during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to attend a 7-week Honor restorative ethics seminar, mentorship with a professor, and a temporary transcript notation.”

IR 6: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for one Act of Stealing and sixteen Acts of Lying about the number of hours worked at a student job in the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to repayment of the stolen amount, a restorative ethics seminar, and presentation and XYZ Case study to relevant parties.”

IR 7: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through changing an answer immediately after submitting a midterm exam during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write an Honor XYZ case study.”

IR 8: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Lying about the use of outside resources during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committeerepresentatives sanctioned the student to attend a 7-week Honor restorative ethics seminar.”

IR 9: “One student in the School of Architecture was reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized materials on an optional make-up assignment during the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to attend a 7-week Honor restorative ethics seminar.”

IR 10: “One student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for one Act of Cheating on a final essay in the Spring 2024 semester via plagiarism. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of HonorCommittee representatives sanctioned the student to a reflection essay, resubmission of a final Capstone essay, and transcript notation.”

IR 11: “One student in the School of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through the use of unauthorized aid on a final exam in the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to attend a 7-week Restorative Ethics Seminar, meet with their major advisor throughout the Fall 2024 semester, and suspension in abeyance.”

IR 12: “One student in the School of Nursing was reported for Stealing a small object from the Rotunda in the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committeerepresentatives sanctioned the student to write an apology letter to both the Board of Visitors and the Director of the Rotunda, and to write a reflection essay about their behavior, its impact, University policies and state laws, lessons learned, and steps to ensure behavior like such does not happen in the future.”

IR 13: “One student in the College of Arts & Sciences was reported for one Act of Lying and two Acts of Cheating by using unauthorized aid in MDST 3712 in the Spring 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offenses and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to completion of an Honor XYZ Case Study, an apology letter, and presentation to relevant parties.:

IR 14: “One student in the McIntire School of Commerce was reported for one Act of Cheating via collaboration on a final exam during the Fall 2023 semester. The student filed for a Contributory Health Impairment, which was not accepted. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write two apology letters and complete an Honor XYZ Case Study."

IR 15: “One student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating through use of artificial
intelligence on several papers and an exam during the Summer 2024 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to participate in a seven-week Honor restorative ethics seminar, letter of apology, 8 amends meetings, and suspension in abeyance.”

IR 16 + 17: “Two students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were reported for Cheating through use of unauthorized collaboration on a quiz during the Fall 2024 semester. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to a seven-week Honor restorative ethics seminar, letter of apology, re-completion of the Honor module, and suspension in abeyance.”

Honor Hearings

There has been 1 Honor Hearing this semester. It resulted from a case reported before May 12, 2024. This is the public summary, written to maintain confidentiality.

Hearing 1: 
A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of cheating via collaboration on an exam during the Spring 2024 semester.

The Community argued that two students were talking when the course policy prohibited talking, which constituted cheating. The Accused Student argued that exam content was not discussed, so no unauthorized aid or collaboration occurred.

The Panel for Guilt found the student Not Guilty on the basis of Act.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions 

Two students have had the courage and integrity to come forward and file a CR. Nine students have filed an IR. Three resulted from a case reported before May 12, 2023, and six from a case reported after this date. These are the public summaries, written to maintain confidentiality.

CR 1: A student admitted to cheating on a problem set and filed a CR.

CR 2: A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.

IR 1: A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was reported for Cheating by using unauthorized aid on an exam during the Spring 2023 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology to affected parties and re-complete the Honor training module.

IR 2 & 3: Two students in the College of Arts and Sciences were reported for Cheating by using unauthorized aid on an exam during the Spring 2023 semester. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write letters of apology to affected parties, host amends meetings, and complete the Honor restorative ethics seminar.

IR 4: A student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was reported for Cheating by engaging in unauthorized collaboration during the Spring 2023 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology and receive a failing grade on applicable assignments

IR 5: A student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was reported for Cheating by engaging in unauthorized collaboration during the Spring 2023 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology and receive a failing grade on applicable assignments.

IR 6: A student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was reported for Cheating by engaging in unauthorized collaboration during the Spring 2023 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write a letter of apology and receive a failing grade on applicable assignments.

IR 7: A student in the School of Medicine was reported for Lying by fabrication of a document during the Spring 2023 semester. The student admitted to the offense and filed an IR. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student to write letters of apology to affected parties and re-complete the Honor training module

IR 8 & 9: Two students in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies were reported for Cheating by using unauthorized aid on a group assignment during a Summer 2023 course. The students admitted to the offense and filed IRs. A panel of Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the students to write a letter of apology and complete a 7-week Honor restorative ethics seminar.

Honor Hearings 

There have been three Honor hearings this semester. 0 resulted from a case reported before May 12, 2023, and 3 from cases reported after this date. These are the public summaries, written to maintain confidentiality.

Hearing 1:

A student was accused of Cheating by using unauthorized resources on an exam during the Spring 2023 semester.

The Community argued that while the Honor policy for the exam was changed during the examination period, it was always clear that textbooks and Chegg were unauthorized resources. The Accused Student argued that they never used Chegg and that a reasonable UVA student would not have known that the use of textbooks is not allowed during the completion of the exam due to a lack of clarity in communications regarding the Honor policy for the exam.

The Panel for Guilt found the student Guilty.

To uphold and promote the Community of Trust, a panel of randomly selected Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student with an amends meeting with their advisor and notification of the results of the Honor hearing to various parties.

Hearing 2:

Two students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were accused of Cheating by collaborating on a final exam during the Spring 2023 semester.

The Community argued that one of the students directly copied the shared answers of the other student. The Accused Students claimed that their shared studying, collaborative homework assignments, and similar educational backgrounds explained the similarities in their test answers. Moreover, the Accused Students argued that the problem-solving approaches employed were to be expected from students with similar experience in the material and that their mistakes were consistent with those typically seen from other students.

A Panel for Guilt found both students Not Guilty on the basis of Act.

Hearing 3:

A student was accused of Cheating by using ChatGPT on a closed-book exam during the Summer 2023 term.

The Community argued that the format, structure, word count, and content of the Accused Student’s exam responses shared significant similarities with responses generated by ChatGPT. The Community also argued that the differences between the Accused Student’s midterm and final exam demonstrated the improbability that both were written by the same individual. The Accused Student argued that the similarities between their responses and those of ChatGPT could be attributed to using the same sources. The Accused Student also argued that the difference in quality between the midterm and final exam was due to differences in effort and preparation.

The Panel for Guilt found the student Guilty.

To uphold and promote the Community of Trust, a panel of randomly selected Honor Committee representatives sanctioned the student with amends meetings with the Reporter and applicable Department Chair, participation in an Honor restorative ethics seminar, temporary transcript notation, and expulsion in abeyance.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

Two students have had the courage and integrity to come forward and file a CR. Two students have filed an IR. One resulted from a case reported before December 14, 2022, and one from a case reported after this date. These are the public summaries, written to maintain confidentiality.

CR 1: “A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.”

CR 2: “A student admitted to cheating on an exam and filed a CR.”

IR 1: “A student was reported for lying by providing falsified payment documents to a University department. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.”

IR 2: “A student was reported for cheating by plagiarism on an assignment and lying regarding the completion of an assignment. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.”

Honor Hearings

There have been four Honor hearings this semester. One resulted from a case reported before December 14, 2022, and three from cases reported after this date. These are the public summaries, written to maintain confidentiality.

Hearing 1: A student was accused of Stealing by using the reporter’s login information for printing charges without their consent during the Spring 2022 semester.

The Community argued that the files that were printed were owned by the Accused Student, and several of the printing jobs in question were able to be traced back to the Accused Student’s personal laptop through the IP address and MAC address. The Accused Student claimed that their personal laptop was hacked, and they were doing other things far from the printers during the time of the printing jobs in question.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Student Not Guilty on the basis of Act.

Hearing 2: A student was accused of Lying by providing falsified payment documents to a University department during the Fall 2022 semester.  

The Community argued that submitting a falsified receipt to appeal a citation is an Act of Lying, and the Accused Student must have known, or a reasonable University of Virginia student should have known, that this would constitute an Act of Lying. The Accused student argued that they did not do this with the intent nor with the Knowledge of gaining a benefit or harming another person.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Student Not Guilty on the basis of Act.

Hearing 3: A student was accused of Cheating by plagiarizing on a final project in the Fall 2022 semester.

The professor reported the student. The Community argued that the Accused Student copied online articles in their final project that contained none of their own work and no citations to the original work. The Accused Student argued that the atypical nature of the assignment and their educational experience in another country led them to consult online sources with no citations in their submission. They did not Knowingly commit the Act in question, and therefore the criteria of Knowledge was not met.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Student Not Guilty on the basis of Knowledge.

Hearing 4: Two students were accused of Cheating by collaborating on a final exam in the Fall 2022 semester.

The professor reported the students. The Community argued that their similar, unique assumptions and answers were evidence of cheating. The Accused Students argued that these similarities were a result of them not attending class, so they taught each other the class material. They attributed their shared knowledge to studying together before the exam was released, and not to an Act of cheating, so the criteria of Act was not met.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Students Not Guilty on the basis of Act.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

Two students have had the courage and integrity to come forward and file CRs. Six students have filed Informed Retractions. Some of these began this fall after being agreed to during the pause of case processing.

IR 1: “A student was reported for cheating by plagiarizing internet sources on five assignments. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.” (Accepted 02/03/22)

IR 2: “A student was reported for cheating by plagiarizing course material on an assignment. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.”(Accepted 03/04/22)

IR 3: “A student was reported for cheating on multiple assignments. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.” 

IR 4: “A student was reported for cheating on a final exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR” 

IR 5: “A student was reported for cheating on multiple assignments. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.”

IR 6: “A student was reported for cheating on a final exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR”

“LAGS” and Honor Hearings

Zero students have Left Admitting Guilt (LAGGED) over the past semester.

There have been three hearings this semester. These are the public summaries, written to maintain confidentiality.

Hearing 1: Three students in the College of Arts and sciences were accused of cheating on three midterm exams and a final exam by collaborating in the Fall 2020 semester.

The professor reported the students. The community argued that similarities in test times and incorrect answers were evidence of cheating. The Accused Students argued that similarities in test times were an intentional strategy to avoid distraction from each other and similar incorrect answers were the results of studying together and sharing notes.

A panel comprised of Honor Committee members and randomly-selected students found the Accused Students Not Guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 2: A student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science was accused of cheating on a final exam by copying answers from neighboring exams in the Spring 2022 semester.

The professor reported the student. The Community alleged that the Accused Student copied two sets of answers from neighboring exams without realizing those exams were a different version of the test. The Accused Student denied all allegations and instead attributed the similarity between their incorrect answers and the answers on the other version of the test to strategic guessing methods. The Accused Student further argued the poor performance on the parts of the test in question mirrored earlier performance on similar questions in the course.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Student Not Guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 3: A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of cheating on an in-class assignment by using unauthorized notes in the Summer 2022 semester.

The professor reported the student. The community argued that the student printed out the prompt before class, wrote the response, and copied from the prepared response. The Accused Student argued that they wrote the response in the allotted group work time without using outside resources, which is not an Act of Cheating.

A randomly selected student panel found the Accused Student Not Guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

Seven students have had the courage and integrity to come forward and file Conscientious Retractions over the past semester. 

Two students have filed Informed Retractions over the past semester.

IR 1: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on four exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 2: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on four exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

"LAGs" and Honor Trials
No students have Left Admitting Guilt ("LAGGED") over the past semester.

There have been four hearings this semester. Sufficient time has passed such that all four may be shared with the public while maintaining confidentiality.

Hearing 1: A third year student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of committing three Acts of Cheating by collaborating with another student on three take home exams. The case was reported by the professor.

The community argued that the students' exams showed substantial similarity that could not be explained in any way other than an Act of Cheating.  The student argued that they and the other student in question, their suitemate, studied together for all of the exams and that this shared understanding of the material led to their similar answers. 

The student was found Not Guilty by a random student panel on all three counts on the basis of Act. 

Hearing 2: A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of Cheating by collaboration in an exam. The case was reported by the professor.

The Community argued that the student cheated on the exam by collaborating with another of the same course. The Accused Student argued that he did not cheat by collaboration but the peer copied his answers without consent. 

The student was found Not Guilty by a random student panel on the basis of Act.

Hearing 3: A student in the College of Arts and Sciences was accused of Cheating on an exam by posting screenshots of the exam on the website “Chegg.” The case was reported by the professor.

The Community argued 1) that the IP address used to post on Chegg matched the IP address that the student used to submit his exam; and 2) that it would be nearly impossible for an unknown party to hack the student’s computer, Wi-Fi network, and/or IP address in the period of time described. The Accused Student argued that he did not post the exam screenshots on Chegg, but instead was the victim of an extensive hacking attack that compromised his home Wi-Fi network, email accounts, and social media.

The student was found guilty by a random student panel.

Hearing 4: A student in the College of Arts and Science was accused of one act of cheating and one act of lying by accessing an exam ahead of time and then lying to the professor about said access. The case was reported by the professor.

The Community argued that the student intentionally accessed the exam ahead of time to gain an unfair advantage, while the Accused argued that the access was the result of a time difference due to the student taking the exam during COVID lockdowns. 

The student was found not guilty by a random student panel. The student was found not guilty of cheating on the basis on knowledge, and not guilty of lying on the basis of act. 

Public Summaries from December 1, 2019 to May 1, 2021: 

*Please note that this is nearly a year-and-a-half of case processing so the numbers will be greater than in conventional semesters.

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions
Twenty-one students have had the courage and integrity to come forward and file Conscientious Retractions over the past year-and-a-half. Forty-eight students have filed Informed Retractions over the past year. 

IR 1: A student in the McIntire School of Commerce submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a midterm and then lying about the type of cheating that occurred.

IR 2: A student in the McIntire School of Commerce submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a midterm and then lying about the type of cheating that occurred.

IR 3: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on a final exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 4: A student was reported for cheating on a midterm exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 5: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on a final exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 6: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on a final exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 7: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on an exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 8: A student was reported for cheating on a final team project and lying regarding the project. The student admitted to both Acts and filed an IR.

IR 9: A student was reported for cheating on a final team project and lying regarding the project. The student admitted to both Acts and filed an IR.

IR 10: A student was reported for cheating by collaborating on a midterm and final exam. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 11: A student was reported for cheating by using unauthorized aid on two midterm exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 12: A student was reported for cheating on two assignments. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 13: A student was reported for cheating on an exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 14: A student was reported for cheating on and lying about an exam. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 15: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 16: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 17: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 18: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 19: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 20: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 21: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 22: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 23: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 24: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 25: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 26: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 27: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 28: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 29: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 30: A student was reported for cheating on an exam. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 31: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 32: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 33: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 34: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 35: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 36: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 37: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 38: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 39: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 40: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 41: A student was reported for cheating on a project. The student admitted to the Act and filed an IR.

IR 42: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 43: A student was reported for cheating on an exam. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 44: A student was reported for cheating on an exam. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 45: A student was reported for cheating on three exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 46: A student was reported for cheating on an exam. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 47: A student was reported for cheating on two exams. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

IR 48: A student was reported for cheating on multiple assignments. The student admitted to the Acts and filed an IR.

 "LAGs" and Honor Trials

One student has Left Admitting Guilt ("LAGGED") over the past year-and-a-half.

There have been six hearings over the past year. Sufficient time has passed such that three may be shared with the public while maintaining confidentiality.

Hearing 1: In December 2019, four students in the College of Arts and Sciences were accused of cheating on a final exam by collaborating with classmates. The professor reported the students.

The community argued that similarities in test times and abnormalities in the sequence in which they answered questions was evidence of cheating. The Accused Students argued that technological difficulties caused the false similarities in the timing logs and that odd sequences were part of a method to prevent testing anxiety.

A panel of randomly selected students found the Accused Students to be not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 2: A student in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies was accused of using and giving unauthorized aid in the form of an online answer key on a final team project in the Spring of 2020. The case was reported by the professor.

The community argued that a responsible university student should have known that using an answer key on a final project as well as distributing it to teammates could be seen as cheating. The accused argued that the professor had never defined what resources could or could not be used by the team for the final project.

A panel comprised of Honor Committee members and randomly-selected students found the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 3: A student in the College of Arts & Sciences was accused of cheating by plagiarizing his final paper by failing to cite sources in Spring 2020 semester. The case was reported by the professor.

The community argued that the student should have known that they improperly used sources and did not properly cite them. The accused student argued that they attempted to cite the sources, but failed to do so successfully.

A panel comprised of randomly selected students found the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Public Summaries from January 1, 2019 to December 1, 2019 

Conscientious Retractions and Informed Retractions

The Informed Retraction (IR) permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes after an Honor Report has been made. An IR is predicated on a student taking responsibility for the commission of an Honor Offense and making amends with all affected parties. A student must then take a two-semester leave of absence from the University.

IR 1: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by copying other students' code on multiple assignments.

IR 2: In February, a student in the Curry School of Education and Human Development submitted an Informed Retraction for collaborating with another student on a final exam. 

IR 3: In February, a student in the Curry School of Education and Human Development submitted an Informed Retraction for collaborating with another student on a final exam. 

IR 4: In August, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for stealing from her place of employment.

IR 5: In September, a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple assignments by collaborating with another student and lying about whether the collaboration occurred.

IR 6: In September, a degree recipient from the School of Engineering and Applied Science submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple assignments by collaborating with another student and lying about whether the collaboration occurred.

IR 7: In October, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for copying on a midterm.

IR 8: In October, a degree recipient from the School of Engineering and Applied Science submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple assignments.

IR 9: In November, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for using unauthorized aid on multiple assingments in the same class and then lying to the professor about it.

IR 10: In November, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for using unauthorized aid on multiple assignments in the same class and then lying to the professor about it.

IR 11: In November, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for using unauthorized collaboration on a paper.

IR 12: In December, a student in the McIntire School of Commerce submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a midterm and then lying about the type of cheating that occurred.

IR 13: In December, a student in the McIntire School of Commerce submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a midterm and then lying about the type of cheating that occurred.

Honor Hearings

(forthcoming)

Public Summaries from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

Conscientious Retractions

The Honor System permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes by filing a Conscientious Retraction (CR). A valid and complete CR involves the admission of a possible Honor Offense before the student has reason to believe that such offense has come under suspicion by anyone.

(forthcoming)

Informed Retractions

The Informed Retraction (IR) permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes after an Honor Report has been made. An IR is predicated on a student taking responsibility for the commission of an Honor Offense and making amends with all affected parties. A student must then take a two-semester leave of absence from the University.

IR 1: In January, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for publishing answers to multiple homework assignments on an online forum.

IR 2: In January, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a midterm exam, two reading assignments, and lying to a professor.

IR 3: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for plagiarizing portions of a case study in ARCH 7210.

IR 4: In March, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by accessing blackboard during a final exam.

IR 5: In April, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for posting homework assignments online.

IR 6: In April, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by copying previous semester’s homework assignments.

IR 7: In April, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences took an IR for cheating by copying assignments from a previous semester.

IR 8: In August, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for copying computer code from another student and from unauthorized sources on multiple homework assignments.

IR 9: In August, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by plagiarizing on multiple assignments by using an unauthorized private tutor.

IR 10: In August, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by plagiarizing on multiple assignments by using an unauthorized private tutor.

IR 11: In August, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for stealing financial information and physical belongings from multiple hallmates.

IR 12: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a homework assignment by collaborating with other students.

IR 13: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a homework assignment by collaborating with other students.

IR 14: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction cheating on a homework assignment by collaborating with other students.

IR 15: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on graded assignments.

IR 16: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by utilizing unauthorized resources and copying other students’ code for multiple homework assignments.

IR 17: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple written assignments by plagiarizing online sources.

IR 18: In September, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple homework assignments by copying another student’s work from a previous semester.

IR 19: In October, a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a homework assignment by collaborating with another student.

IR 20: In November, a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on multiple homework assignments by copying online sources.

Honor Hearings

(forthcoming)

Public Summaries from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

Conscientious Retractions

The Honor System permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes by filing a Conscientious Retraction (CR). A valid and complete CR involves the admission of a possible Honor Offense before the student has reason to believe that such offense has come under suspicion by anyone.

CR 1: In August, a former student took a CR for cheating on a final exam in 2009.
CR 2: In August, a student took a CR for cheating by using unauthorized resources on an exam.
CR 3: In September, a student took a CR for cheating by using unauthorized resources on a quiz.
CR 4: In September, a student took a CR for looking off of a neighbor during a clicker quiz.
CR 5: In October, a student took a CR for looking up a formula on their phone during a quiz.
CR 6: In October, a student took a CR for using unauthorized resources during a take home exam.
CR 7: In October, a student took a CR for using a cell phone during a placement exam.
CR 8: In December, a student took a CR for cheating on a quiz by collaborating with another student.

Informed Retractions

The Informed Retraction (IR) permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes after an Honor Report has been made. An IR is predicated on a student taking responsibility for the commission of an Honor Offense and making amends with all affected parties. A student must then take a two-semester leave of absence from the University.

IR 1: In February, a student submitted an IR for cheating on an exam by copying from another student.
IR 2: In February, a student submitted an IR for cheating on an exam by using unauthorized resources.
IR 3: In March, a student submitted an IR for cheating on an assignment in a class.
IR 4:  In April, a student submitted an IR for cheating on a marketing research exam.
IR 5: In May, a student submitted an IR for cheating by submitting portions of a lab assignment that were submitted by another student in a previous semester.
IR 6: In July, as student submitted an IR for the fabrication of quiz answers.
IR 7: In September, a student submitted an IR for using unauthorized aid on papers in a class.
IR 8: In September, a student submitted an IR for using unauthorized aid on a final exam.
IR 9: In September, a student submitted an IR for using unauthorized aid on an assignment in a class.
IR 10: In November, a student submitted an IR for cheating by copying from a neighbor in an exam.
IR 11: In November, a student submitted an IR for cheating by copying from a neighbor in an exam.
IR 12: In November, a student submitted an IR for cheating using a previous year's exam in a class.
IR 13: In December, a student submitted an IR for cheating by collaborating with another student on a take home quiz in a class.
IR 14: In December, a student submitted an IR for cheating by collaborating with another student on a take home quiz in a class.
IR 15: In December, a student submitted an IR for cheating by plagiarizing a paper in a class.
IR 16: In December, a student submitted an IR for cheating by changing bubbled answers on a scantron midterm in a class.
IR 17: In December, a student submitted an IR for cheating by plagiarizing short essays in a class.

Honor Hearings

(forthcoming)

Public Summaries from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016

Conscientious Retractions

The Honor System permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes by filing a Conscientious Retraction (CR). A valid and complete CR involves the admission of a possible Honor Offense before the student has reason to believe that such offense has come under suspicion by anyone.

CR 1: In January, a student submitted a CR for using a cell phone as unauthorized aid during an exam.
CR 2: In January, a student submitted a CR for lying in the process of the application for a leadership position in a CIO.
CR 3: In February, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for lying about a timestamp to avoid a grade deduction.
CR 4: In March, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for cheating on a take-home midterm by using unauthorized aid.
CR 5: In August, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for stealing from the University Bookstore.
CR 6: In September,  a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for cheating on a take-home quiz by using unauthorized aid.
CR 7: In November, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for lying.”
CR 8: In December, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for lying about class attendance.”
CR 9: In December, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for lying by signing a class attendance sheet on behalf of another student.”
CR 10: In December a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for cheating on a final exam by copying off another student.”
CR 11: In December, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for cheating on a French assignment.”
CR 12: In December, a student submitted a Conscientious Retraction for cheating on an iClicker question.”

Informed Retractions

The Informed Retraction (IR) permits a student to atone for his or her mistakes after an Honor Report has been made. An IR is predicated on a student taking responsibility for the commission of an Honor Offense and making amends with all affected parties. A student must then take a two-semester leave of absence from the University.

IR 1: In January, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by plagiarizing in a paper.
IR 2: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for plagiarizing on a creative writing assignment.
IR 3: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for using unauthorized materials in completing a homework assignment.
IR 4: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a final exam through unauthorized collaboration.
IR 5: In February, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a final exam by attempting to look at the exam of his neighbor.
IR 6: In February, a student submitted an IR for cheating on a final exam by using unauthorized aid and looking at the sheet of a neighboring student.
IR 7: In February, a student submitted an IR for lying about attendance in a class.
IR 8: In February, a student submitted an IR for lying to a professor about the submission of a final paper.
IR 9: In May, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on a homework assignment by using unauthorized sources.
IR 9: In June a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by submitting another student’s assignment as his/ her own work.
IR 10: In October, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for plagiarizing elements of an English paper ”
IR 11: In November, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for plagiarizing elements of an Religion paper."
IR 12: In November, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by using unauthorized resources on an exam"
IR 13: In November, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on an exam ”
IR 14: In November, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on an exam”
IR 15: In December, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on an exam by copying from another student.”
IR 16: In December, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating on an exam by copying from another student.”
IR 17: In December, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for lying by falsifying a doctor’s note.”
IR 18: In December, a student submitted an Informed Retraction for cheating by plagiarizing an assignment.”

Honor Hearings

Hearing 1: In April, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences was accused of cheating on a midterm exam in a religion course by pre-writing answers in the test booklet he brought with him into the exam. The case was reported by the professor.  The Community argued that the student had previously prepared answers to the exam questions, which were provided in advance, and that the student entered the test with these responses in hand. The Accused Student argued that the evidence indicative of pre-written answers in exam in question was a part of his particular method of writing and organizing his exam.  A panel of randomly selected students and Honor Committee members found the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 2: In April, a student in the McIntire School of Commerce was accused of Cheating on a final project. The case was reported by a student.  The Community argued that any instance of copying material without proper attribution was cheating.  The Accused Student argued that he was unaware of the requirement to use original content due to the unclear policies throughout the course.  A panel of randomly-selected students founded the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and knowledge.

Hearing 3: In May, a student in the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences was accused of Cheating on two exams in a Commerce class by using another student’s notes to comprise his cheat sheet and having a cheat sheet longer than the allowed number of pages.  The case was reported by a teaching assistant.  The Community argued a reasonable UVA student should have known that using another student’s notes for their cheat sheet and having a cheat sheet longer than allowed is a violation of the Honor code.  The Accused Student argued that his cheat sheet was his own work because he compiled and organized the material and that sharing notes was allowed in this class. He also argued that he had valid reasons for not understanding the page limit for his cheat sheet.  A panel of randomly selected students and Honor Committee members found the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.

Hearing 4: In November, a student in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies was accused of Cheating on one written assignment. The case was reported by the professor. The Community argued that the student 1) failed to cite one source for two sentences and 2) inappropriately cited a second source for one sentence. The Community further argued that the student admitted guilt through e-mails to the professor. The Accused Student argued that the student had no Knowledge of Cheating on the written assignment when it was submitted and it was as a result of 1) a misinterpreted citation in the student’s note and 2) the three sentences were copied in the final paper from the student’s note. The Accused Student further argued that the Act was not Significant and the student did not admit guilt through email to the professor. A panel of randomly-selected students found the Accused Student not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.