The School of Continuing Studies proudly supports Georgetown University’s Honor System. All students enrolled in SCS programs – including non-credit, credit, high school, summer, undergraduate, and graduate – are held to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by the Honor Council. Students found in violation of the Honor System are subject to academic sanctions that include, but are not limited to, failure of a course, suspension, dismissal, and revocation of degrees conferred.

We encourage faculty to include specific statements about the Honor Code on their course syllabi and to use turnitin.com on all student papers to encourage originality and authenticity. Students are bound by the Honor System even if their professors do not do this, however. Therefore, we recommend that students discuss all questions about plagiarism, impermissible collaboration, and appropriate attribution (citing sources) with their course instructors.

The following links can help students, faculty, and staff with research, writing, and questions regarding academic integrity:

The Georgetown University Writing Center can help students with the writing and research process. Students should check with their course instructors prior to using the Writing Center, however, as some instructors do not allow any outside assistance.

The Georgetown University Library provides online Reference Assistance

RefWorks is a free research tool sponsored by the Georgetown Library that can help students organize their references and create accurate citations in a variety of formats (APA, MLA, Chicago Style).

Diana Hacker’s online Research and Documentation Guide provides examples of research papers in a variety of formats (APA, MLA, Chicago Style).

Georgetown University is a member of the Center for Academic Integrity.