These procedures specify the official process for addressing concerns related to possible departures from academic integrity. It explains the roles of instructors, students, and administrators, and the steps involved in each stage.
Note: if there is any discrepancy between local Faculty or School policies (e.g., academic calendars) and these university-wide Procedures, the central Procedures take precedence (see Section 1.1).
What’s new (effective September 1, 2025)
In April 2025, Queen’s revised its Academic Integrity Procedures to make expectations clearer and processes more consistent across Faculties and Schools. While many of the core principles remain the same, some updates clarify how the procedures apply to students in specific situations.
This page highlights the most important changes that instructors should be aware of.
Access the required fillable Word forms used throughout academic integrity investigations and appeals.
These forms include built-in guidance and are tailored to meet Queen’s procedures.
Find your Faculty or School’s academic integrity contacts, local policy documents, and appeal structure. These resources help you understand who makes decisions and how appeals are handled within your own faculty or school.
If you have a question about a specific investigation, your Academic Integrity administrator is your first point of contact.
If you are looking to support your students’ understanding of academic integrity, SASS offers tailored learning materials, workshops, and online tutorials designed to meet the needs of specific courses, programs, or student groups.
If you would like someone to come to your classroom to do a workshop broadly related to academic integrity, reach out for additional information.
The CTL has numerous resources to help you foster a culture of academic integrity. A sample of these resources include:
- A webpage on strategies to promote academic integrity in the classroom
- A webpage on Generative AI in teaching, including a module on Generative AI and academic integrity
- A module on focused on ethical practices guiding teaching practice and what it means to act ethically in the role in the online course.
If you would like help designing a course and/or assessment that supports a culture of academic integrity in your classroom, access one or more of CTL’s resources.
This page provides you with essential policies and resources related to teaching and academic integrity at Queen’s. It includes guidance on responsible use of copyrighted materials, conditions for using Turnitin, and statements or guidelines from the Office of the Provost on emerging topics such as generative AI. You’ll also find links to the Copyright Advisory Office for further support and clarification.
If you want to learn more about Turnitin, Copyright or Generative AI in the classroom, access these resources.