Dear Students of Yeshiva College,

"Committed to the highest values of both Judaism and Western civilization, Yeshiva College strives to ensure that each student will maintain the highest moral, ethical and academic standards. The governing principle within the curriculum is academic integrity-accepting the responsibility for being judged on the basis of your own work and your own achievements." (Yeshiva College Statement on Academic Integrity).

Beyond a moral imperative to present only those works that honestly reflect an individual's efforts, each student has a responsibility to cultivate an environment of truthfulness and integrity. In a community based on such values, all students can pursue their academic goals on a fair, level playing-field, established through a bond of mutual trust.

We feel that improvements within our college are most effectively achieved through constructive dialogue between its students, faculty, and administration. To this end, the Dean's office and the Yeshiva College Student Association have partnered together to establish a structure that both mitigates the incentive to behave contrary to the aforementioned standards and promotes a culture of honesty.

Sincerely,

Amitai Miller, President, Yeshiva College Student Association,
Akiva Frishman, Vice President, Yeshiva College Student Association
Karen Bacon, Dr. Monique C. and Mordechai Katz Dean of Undergraduate Liberal Arts and Sciences
Shalom Holz, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva College
Fred Sugarman, Associate Dean for Operations, Yeshiva College
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Policies Regulating Exams and Reports


 1.  To the extent appropriate and possible, exams and finals will be given in 3-4 designated rooms with video-surveillance. This policy will include introductory courses in Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Psychology, Computer Science, Economic, and Statistics.
 2.  Proctors will be present for all non-essay based exams, midterms and finals conducted in courses with over 25 students. Additionally, proctors will be present for all exams, midterms and finals in the pre-health track and within the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics Departments.
 3.  Faculty will require students to submit reports through Turnitin, an online program for identifying plagiarism.
 4.  Both test banks and old exams that were returned to students of previous years are considered fair study materials and may be used to prepare for tests. We will be working towards setting up a repository of test banks and exams that were returned to students, to be accessed through the library to ensure equal access of resources.
 5.  Students will no longer be permitted to use personal calculators on examinations in the Mathematics and Chemistry introductory level courses. Students will be provided with university calculators for examinations when needed.

Students should utilize the Report a Violation Service if they observe instances when the above policies are not being followed or if there is an instances of violations of academic integrity.  . The link can be found at:
https://www.yu.edu/yeshiva-college/academic-integrity/report-a-violation

We believe that it is incumbent upon students, faculty, and administration to work together to uphold standards of academic integrity and to create a culture that adheres to our high standards.

We wish you all success on your upcoming exams.