Procedures & Regulations
Any School/Dept who wishes to contact the SREO with a report concerning an allegation of Plagiarism committed by a student, please use the email address examcompliance@ucc.ie.
Academic Integrity for Examinations and Assessments Policy 2025-26
Academic Integrity is fundamental to the entire mission of the University in learning, teaching, research, public engagement, and public trust. Academic Integrity is a core part of UCC’s values of integrity, respect, and accountability as set out in our strategic plan. Academic Integrity is defined as:
“Compliance with ethical and professional principles, standards, practices and a consistent system of values, that serves as guidance for making decisions and taking actions in education, research, and scholarship.”1
An essential aspect of academic integrity is assessment integrity. Conversely, academic misconduct occurs when a student has behaved in a way that undermines the integrity of the assessment. UCC is a member of the National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN). This policy sets out UCC’s definition of academic integrity regarding examinations and assessments; details forms of academic misconduct; signposts the supports available to staff and students; outlines the procedures for investigating alleged cases of academic misconduct in examinations and assessments; and explains sanctions for academic misconduct and the register for recording those sanctions.
Procedures and Regulations
Procedures and Regulations documents can be viewed and downloaded using the links below.