University Council’s policies and guidelines govern the conduct required from graduate students. Graduate student academic and non-academic misconduct will be dealt with according to the respective University Council procedures. There is an onus on every graduate student to inform themselves on what does or does not constitute misconduct by familiarizing themselves with University Council’s:

• Guidelines for Academic Conduct;
• Regulations on Student Academic Misconduct;
• Responsible Conduct of Research Policy;
• Standard of Student Conduct in Non-Academic Matters and Regulations and Procedures for Resolution of Complaints and Appeals;
• Policy on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention.

All possibilities of conflict of interest in academic decisions shall be scrupulously avoided. It is the responsibility of faculty members and students to declare conflicts of interest when they know them to arise. It is the responsibility of the Graduate Chair, the CGPS Dean, or any other person responsible for graduate program administration to ensure that conflicts of interest are avoided in academic decisions.

All graduate students, their supervisors, and advisors shall know and respect the policies and standards of their particular academic discipline, professional body, and associated granting council.

All graduate faculty shall be subject to the policies stipulated in the U of S Policy on Academic Affairs and Research and Scholarly Activities. This includes, but is not limited to all aspects of graduate faculty conduct with respect to their role and responsibilities in graduate student education and academic research.