Students must also comply with the policy on col-
laboration established for each course, as set forth in
the course syllabus or on the course website. Poli-
cies vary among the many elds and disciplines in
the College, and may even vary for particular as-
signments within a course. Unless otherwise stated
on the syllabus or website, when collaboration is
permitted within a course students must acknowl-
edge any collaboration and its extent in all submit-
ted work; however, students need not acknowledge
discussion with others of general approaches to the
assignment or assistance with proofreading. If the
syllabus or website does not include a policy on
collaboration, students may assume that collabora-
tion in the completion of assignments is permitted.
Collaboration in the completion of examinations is
always prohibited.
The responsibility for learning the proper forms of
citation lies with the individual student. Students
are expected to be familiar with the Harvard Guide
to Using Sources, which is available at http://us-
ingsources.fas.harvard.edu. Students who are in
any doubt about the preparation of academic work
should consult their instructor and Resident Dean
before the work is prepared or submitted.
Students who, for whatever reason, submit work ei-
ther not their own or without clear attribution to
its sources will be subject to disciplinary action, up
to and including requirement to withdraw from the
College. Students who have been found responsible
for any violation of these standards will not be per-
mitted to submit a Q evaluation of the course in
which the infraction occurred.
Submission of the Same Work to
More Than One Course*
It is the expectation of every course that all work
submitted for a course or for any other academic
purpose will have been done solely for that course
or for that purpose. If the same or similar work is
to be submitted to any other course or used for
any other academic purpose within the College, the
prior written permission of the instructor must be
obtained. If the same or similar work is to be sub-
mitted to more than one course or used for more
than one academic purpose within the College dur-
ing the same term, the prior written permission of
all instructors involved must be obtained. A student
who submits the same or similar work to more than
one course or for more than one academic purpose
within the College without such prior permission
is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
requirement to withdraw from the College.
Students are urged to consult their Resident Dean
or the instructors involved with questions concern-
ing this important matter (see also Plagiarism and
Collaboration above).
Tutoring Schools and Term Paper
Companies*
In keeping with the principle that all material sub-
mitted to a course should be the student’s own
work, any undergraduate who makes use of the ser-
vices of a commercial tutoring school or term paper
company is liable to disciplinary action. Students
who sell lecture or reading notes, papers, or transla-
tions, or who are employed by a tutoring school or
term paper company, are similarly liable and may
be subject to disciplinary action, up to and includ-
ing requirement to withdraw from the College. If a
student wishes to accept compensation for private
tutoring in Harvard courses, prior written permis-
sion of the Dean of the College is required.
Official Forms and Petitions*
Students should understand that providing false or
misleading information or signing any other per-
son’s name or initials on a study card, Plan of Study,
change-of-course petition, registration form, or on
any other ocial form or petition will make them
subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
requirement to withdraw.
* excerpts from 2012–2013 Harvard College Hand-
book for Students available at http://handbook.
fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do