03.01 Academic Integrity at Eastman – Introduction
Plagiarism: Grounds for Dismissal
The Eastman School of Music is a community of students, faculty, and staff with a tradition of excellence and professionalism. Our high standards depend on the atmosphere of mutual confidence and common purpose which have long sustained the institution. We take pride in our membership in this ongoing community partly because of the common commitment to excellence and professional discipline which has brought us together here. This commitment is essential for the integrity of the entire educational process.
As members of an academic community, Eastman students and faculty have the responsibility to engage in honest communication. Academic honesty in the advancement of knowledge and the pursuit of musical excellence requires that all students and instructors respect the integrity of one another’s work, take responsibility for their own ideas and performances, and acknowledge the importance of others’ ideas and performances. Academic dishonesty is a serious violation of the trust upon which an artistic and scholarly community depends.
The Eastman School of Music Academic Integrity Policy seeks to provide clarity and ensure consistency when members of the Eastman community encounter instances of plagiarized, fabricated, or falsified information. The guidelines below provide a framework for faculty, administrators, and students at each stage of the process from identifying cases of academic dishonesty, through charging and penalizing offenders, to appealing verdicts and amending penalties.
Eastman’s Academic Integrity Policy is applicable to all students who matriculate in the following degree programs: Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Master of Music (M.M.) or Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.). Those students in the Master of Arts (M.A.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree programs are subject to the policies on Academic Misconduct that are found in the “Red Book,” or the Regulations and University Policies Concerning Graduate Students. If students are enrolled in a combination of degrees, the more advanced degree will determine which process to be followed. For example, a MA/DMA will follow the Eastman process, while a MM/PhD will follow the Red Book process.
