Read the scope before the rule
This directory covers 40 US institutions, not every university. A teaching-center example is not a course permission. Your school, program and assignment rules may differ; ask your instructor before using a tool when the rule is unclear.
“Not stated” means the reviewed page does not answer that question. It does not mean permission. Follow the official link for changes since our review. Schools do not endorse this directory.
Baruch College, CUNY
Baruch College guidance only; not a policy for all CUNY campuses.
Source type: Provost guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
AI should only be used when allowed by the course instructor
- Course permission
- Each syllabus should say whether and how AI is allowed, including editing versus content generation.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Disclose generated content and document prompts or other relevant inputs when AI is allowed.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
California State University, Fullerton
Faculty resource on detection limitations, including a quoted CSU technology-directors statement.
Source type: Detection guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
CSUF Faculty Development Center
Detection tools often yield inconsistent results.
- Course permission
- The resource favors clear syllabus and assignment expectations; it does not grant general coursework permission.
- Detector guidance
- The page discusses reliability, bias and transparency concerns. No detector error rate is reproduced here.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
California State University, Long Beach
Campus AI guidelines; not guidance for every California State University campus.
Source type: IT guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
CSULB Division of Information Technology
Faculty should be clear to their students about the expectations and rules of permitted use of AI technologies in students’ schoolwork.
- Course permission
- Follow instructor expectations and campus conduct rules. Tool availability does not itself authorize coursework use.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Duke University
Syllabus guidance with alternative policy templates; examples are not universal permissions.
Source type: Teaching guidance and templates
Source date: Page last updated August 9, 2026
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Duke Center for Teaching and Learning
All instructors should update their syllabi to include clear guidance on the use of generative AI in their courses.
- Course permission
- Unauthorized use is prohibited under the Community Standard. Instructors should define authorization for their course.
- Detector guidance
- Detection software is not recommended. If used, students should be informed and results must not be the sole evidence.
- Disclosure
- The templates differ on acknowledgment; follow the policy your instructor selects.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Florida International University
Teaching-center guidance and sample syllabus policies; samples are not adopted rules for every course.
Source type: Teaching guidance and sample policies
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
FIU Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Clearly explain to students that the use of AI tools must be transparently acknowledged.
- Course permission
- Follow the policy your instructor adopts; the page offers alternative syllabus approaches.
- Detector guidance
- The page discusses AI checkers and their limitations; it does not establish a universal detector ban.
- Disclosure
- Guidance asks faculty to specify acknowledgment and citation requirements.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Florida State University
FSU central AI student and academic-integrity guidance.
Source type: Student and faculty guidance
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Florida State University AI: students · Florida State University AI: academic integrity
Be sure to read the course syllabus carefully for guidance on the use of AI technologies
- Course permission
- Read the course syllabus and ask the professor before using AI when the rules are unclear.
- Detector guidance
- The linked academic-integrity page advises against AI detection tools and says they are not university-licensed.
- Disclosure
- Check the course instructions; the student page does not give a universal disclosure format.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Georgia State University
Teaching-center guidance interpreting university AI rules and offering syllabus examples.
Source type: Teaching guidance and sample language
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Class AI use is at the instructor’s discretion.
- Course permission
- Follow course and assignment rules, which must remain consistent with university policy.
- Detector guidance
- Use approved tools with caution; detector results alone are not proof of misconduct.
- Disclosure
- Follow course instructions; the FAQ says to disclose AI use fully when no explicit guidance is given.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Grand Canyon University
Student policy covering learning activities, assignments and assessments; course directions still apply.
Source type: Student policy
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
GCU: Student Policy for AI Use in Learning Activities (PDF)
Understand and follow course-specific guidelines for AI use.
- Course permission
- Do not assume permission when an instructor has not explicitly allowed AI for an assignment. Ask when unsure.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Explain how AI contributed and attribute its ideas or phrasing using the relevant disciplinary standards.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Harvard University
Harvard College/FAS teaching guidance and draft policies; not all Harvard schools.
Source type: Guidance and sample course policies
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office of Undergraduate Education
you can design your own to suit the needs of your course.
- Course permission
- Follow your course policy. The restrictive, encouraging and mixed options are templates; the mixed example is not a university-wide default ban.
- Detector guidance
- FAS advises against depending on automated detection and says it does not plan to license a course detector.
- Disclosure
- Acknowledgment requirements in the examples depend on the policy adopted for the course.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Indiana University
Teaching.IU guidance; example statements from an IU Bloomington FACET team.
Source type: Guidance and sample syllabus statements
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
sample syllabus statements that you may consider as starting templates
- Course permission
- The permissive and restrictive examples are templates, not rules for every IU course. Check your instructor, department and campus.
- Detector guidance
- Not stated in the reviewed source.
- Disclosure
- Disclosure requirements shown here belong to sample policies. Follow the policy actually adopted for your course.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Liberty University
Faculty guidance explaining Liberty Way boundaries; confirm requirements for your course and program.
Source type: Academic-integrity faculty guidance
Source date: References Liberty Way update April 1, 2023; document date not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Liberty Dean of Students: AI and Academic Integrity (PDF)
AI detection results alone are not an indictment regarding the student’s conduct.
- Course permission
- The guidance restricts generating assignment content that compromises originality or authenticity; it does not ban every AI tool.
- Detector guidance
- The document permits Turnitin for investigations, excludes other detectors and requires consideration of surrounding evidence. Vendor accuracy claims are not reproduced.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Michigan State University
University guidelines; course and assignment instructions govern student use.
Source type: University guidelines
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Michigan State: Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI
students should always consult with their instructor before using generative AI for any assignment or assessment.
- Course permission
- Follow the syllabus and assignment rules. Ask the instructor before use when guidance is absent.
- Detector guidance
- Detection is generally discouraged. If used, advance explanation is required and results must not be the sole basis for academic or grading decisions.
- Disclosure
- Course guidance should explain how to acknowledge and cite AI use.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Ohio State University
Central AI guidance with a student-specific coursework section.
Source type: University guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Students should use GenAI tools for coursework only with the explicit permission of each instructor
- Course permission
- Obtain explicit instructor permission and follow the allowed uses for that course.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- The page encourages reflection on explaining AI use; it does not prescribe one student disclosure format.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Pennsylvania State University
General AI-use guidance; not a blanket coursework permission.
Source type: University guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Penn State Office of the Vice Provost for AI
Students should check with instructors
- Course permission
- Check with instructors about restrictions before using AI in coursework.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Determine whether disclosure is required; students are directed to their instructors.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Purdue University
Purdue teaching guidance; do not apply this entry to Purdue Global.
Source type: Vice-provost teaching guidance
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Purdue Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Authorization is determined at the course level by the instructor.
- Course permission
- The instructor sets authorized uses for assessed work and learning activities and should explain them in the syllabus.
- Detector guidance
- Guidance calls for careful review; a detector result should not be the sole factor in an integrity finding.
- Disclosure
- Check your syllabus; this page does not set a universal student disclosure format.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Rutgers University
University OIT guidance; program and instructor rules still apply.
Source type: University IT guidance
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Rutgers Office of Information Technology
they should not be considered permissible for coursework unless clearly stated or communicated by instructors.
- Course permission
- Do not assume tool availability permits coursework use. Follow the program and instructor rules.
- Detector guidance
- Not stated in the reviewed source.
- Disclosure
- No universal disclosure format stated on this page; ask your instructor.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
San Jose State University
SJSU Student Affairs FAQ; classes can set different standards.
Source type: Student Affairs FAQ
Source date: Page last updated April 18, 2025
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
San Jose State University Student Affairs
Always check with your professor or teaching assistant first.
- Course permission
- Check with the instructor or teaching assistant. The FAQ distinguishes permitted use from different class standards.
- Detector guidance
- Not stated in the reviewed source.
- Disclosure
- Document permitted use; the FAQ links the Student AI Disclosure (SAID) tool.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Stanford University
Board on Conduct Affairs guidance on coursework and the Honor Code.
Source type: Honor Code policy guidance
Source date: Guidance adopted February 16, 2023
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Stanford Board on Conduct Affairs · Stanford: Student Accountability Process (2023 Charter)
Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
- Course permission
- Instructors set course rules. Without a clear rule, treat AI assistance like help from another person; using it to substantially complete work is not permitted.
- Detector guidance
- OCS recommends advance notice if instructors may use detection software.
- Disclosure
- Acknowledge non-incidental use; disclose assistance when in doubt.
- Misconduct and appeals
- The linked 2023 Charter process describes evidence review with a Conduct Investigator and possible hearings. Read it for the applicable procedure and deadlines.
Temple University
Faculty teaching guide and syllabus guidance; not a student permission for every class.
Source type: Teaching-center guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Temple Center for the Advancement of Teaching
be sure to clearly indicate your expectations in your syllabus.
- Course permission
- Instructors should define authorized uses in their syllabus; consult the policy for your course.
- Detector guidance
- The guide advises against relying on detectors as a solution and discusses false positives and false negatives.
- Disclosure
- Check the course policy; this entry does not infer a universal citation format.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Texas Tech University
Writing-center citation guidance; citation does not override an instructor prohibition.
Source type: Writing-center guidance
Source date: Page states information accurate January 9, 2026
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Be open and clear about where your ideas and content are coming from.
- Course permission
- Do not use generated material when your syllabus or instructor prohibits it.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- The page explains acknowledgment and APA, MLA and Chicago citation approaches for allowed use.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona student guidance; linked colleges and Global Campus have separate guidance.
Source type: Student guidance
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
University of Arizona Responsible AI
You can only use AI for assignments if your instructor says it’s OK.
- Course permission
- Get instructor permission. The guidance describes red, yellow and green course rules; these are not one permission level for every class.
- Detector guidance
- Not stated in the reviewed source.
- Disclosure
- Cite permitted AI-generated content; the page links a library citation guide.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of California, Los Angeles
DTS AI-use and data guidance; this is not a course-specific authorization.
Source type: IT use guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
UCLA Digital and Technology Solutions
Students may not present AI-generated work as their own without acknowledgement.
- Course permission
- The reviewed IT page does not set a universal course permission. Check the syllabus and instructor.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Acknowledge AI-generated work; presenting it as your own is prohibited by this guidance.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Central Florida
UCF responsible-use guidance for students, faculty and staff.
Source type: University guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Students should look to individual syllabi for guidance on how, when, and if AI use is permitted.
- Course permission
- Read each syllabus and ask the instructor when no policy is stated.
- Detector guidance
- The guidance advises faculty to avoid AI detectors because of reliability and fairness concerns.
- Disclosure
- Disclose intentional AI assistance. Embedded autocorrect is excepted; grammar-assistance disclosure can depend on faculty policy.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Cincinnati
University AI guidelines with a student section.
Source type: University guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Communicate with your instructors about the acceptability and appropriate use of AI and Generative AI tools in your coursework.
- Course permission
- Read each syllabus and ask faculty how AI fits the course learning and assessment rules.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Georgia
Teaching guidance that links university policy and syllabus requirements.
Source type: University teaching guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Instructors are responsible for determining acceptable AI use in each course
- Course permission
- Instructors must state acceptable uses in the syllabus, identify assignment differences and discuss them with students.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Check the applicable course and assignment instructions; no universal student format is asserted here.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Houston
Faculty FAQ with a section on student use; not an institution-wide permission.
Source type: University FAQ
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Student use of generative AI is a course-level decision.
- Course permission
- Faculty determine whether, when and how students may use AI, and should explain this in the syllabus.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
CITL teaching guidance for instructors; not a blanket student permission.
Source type: Teaching-center guidance
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Illinois Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
Your syllabus policies should address the importance of academic integrity and the use of AI.
- Course permission
- The guidance asks instructors to explain course AI rules and their learning goals.
- Detector guidance
- CITL warns that detector results can be biased and inaccurate and may not be persuasive in an integrity case.
- Disclosure
- The page says AI-generated text and ideas need citation. Course permission is a separate question.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Kentucky
CELT course-policy examples for instructors.
Source type: Guidance and sample syllabus statements
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
It is up to the instructor to decide whether student use of generative AI (GenAI) is appropriate for their courses
- Course permission
- Instructors decide the permitted uses, including assignment-specific rules. No-use and conditional-use examples are not university-wide permissions.
- Detector guidance
- CELT cautions about detector effectiveness and links its ADVANCE guidance.
- Disclosure
- Check the course policy adopted by your instructor; this page presents alternatives.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Maryland Global Campus
UMGC academic-integrity policy; not University of Maryland, College Park.
Source type: University policy
Source date: Version effective December 2, 2024
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
UMGC: Academic Integrity Policy
Obtaining unauthorized assistance in the preparation, research, or completion of any Academic Assessment.
- Course permission
- Unauthorized assistance is prohibited. Attribution alone does not authorize a use that the assignment disallows.
- Detector guidance
- The policy permits software to support integrity review but gives no specific AI-detector accuracy standard.
- Disclosure
- Submitting AI-generated work as your own without appropriate attribution is prohibited.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructor guidance; college, school, department and course-specific rules can take precedence.
Source type: Teaching guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Any guidelines or limits you specify for student submissions supersede the university guidelines.
- Course permission
- Follow course-specific limits. The guidance asks instructors to communicate their AI policies regularly.
- Detector guidance
- The source cautions about detection-tool accuracy; this is guidance, not a stated blanket ban.
- Disclosure
- The document promotes transparent, documented use in teaching; follow student documentation instructions for your course.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of North Texas
Academic-integrity FAQ explaining unauthorized assistance; not the full student appeals procedure.
Source type: Academic-integrity FAQ
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
UNT Office of Academic Integrity: faculty FAQ
any form of "unauthorized assistance" constitutes cheating.
- Course permission
- AI use must be authorized for the specific assignment; unauthorized assistance is covered by the integrity policy.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- The FAQ says instructors must offer students an opportunity to respond before reporting. It also notes appeal rights; consult the current policy for the full procedure.
University of Pittsburgh
Operating standard for university data and computing-resource users; not a course-use permission.
Source type: IT operating standard
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Pitt Digital: Acceptable Use of Generative AI Tools
Using GenAI Tools only for legitimate purposes.
- Course permission
- This standard limits tool/data use but does not authorize coursework assistance. Check course rules.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- A student-specific disclosure format is not stated in this operating standard.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of South Florida
Course guidance alongside university-wide principles; faculty retain course-level control.
Source type: University course guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
USF Generative AI: Course Guidance · USF Generative AI: University Guidance
Students are expected to follow their course-specific policies.
- Course permission
- Instructors decide how, or whether, AI tools may be used in their course.
- Detector guidance
- The course guidance cautions that technology cannot reliably detect generated work.
- Disclosure
- Citation and disclosure expectations vary by course. University guidance calls for transparency where appropriate.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Texas at Austin
Provost teaching guidance and linked campus detection-software guidance.
Source type: Provost guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
UT Austin Office of Academic Technology · UT Austin: AI Detection Software Guidance
Every syllabus must include a course AI policy
- Course permission
- Each syllabus must specify permitted, prohibited or partially permitted use and its conditions.
- Detector guidance
- The linked guidance requires a university contract or purchase order for detection software; UT does not endorse it or hold a central active-detector contract.
- Disclosure
- Where AI is allowed, instructors must give written disclosure instructions.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Utah
IT leadership guidance on privacy, safety and data security, including health information; not a course permission.
Source type: IT guidance
Source date: Page last updated July 18, 2025
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
University of Utah IT leadership
the output must be verified, and the AI tool cited.
- Course permission
- Course permission is not established by this IT document. Ask your instructor.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- When using AI output as a source in research or documents, verify it and cite the tool.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Washington
UW AI guidelines; course or project rules still apply.
Source type: University IT guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Course instructors have the discretion to allow, prohibit, or put parameters around the use of GenAI.
- Course permission
- Follow the rules for your course or project; instructors determine allowed uses.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Disclosure may be mandatory, particularly in coursework or published research. Check the applicable requirements.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
AI-use policy index focused on data, security and conduct; not a course-use policy.
Source type: IT policy index
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
UW–Madison Division of Information Technology
You may not use AI tools or services to infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights.
- Course permission
- This source does not establish coursework permission. Ask your instructor and consult the course policy.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Not verified in this review.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Vanderbilt University
Dated institutional announcement and faculty guidance; not a live inventory of detector settings.
Source type: Historical announcement and guidance
Source date: Published August 16, 2023
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Vanderbilt Brightspace support
Vanderbilt has decided to disable Turnitin’s AI detection tool for the foreseeable future.
- Course permission
- Instructors should explain permitted uses and expectations for their course.
- Detector guidance
- The August 2023 announcement records disabling Turnitin AI detection. This entry does not independently verify current system settings.
- Disclosure
- The announcement recommends disclosures and citations when AI use is allowed.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Walden University
Academic guidance for writing, research and course/program conversations.
Source type: Academic guidance
Source date: Not identified in this review
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
Walden expects transparency in the use of AI tools for academic work.
- Course permission
- Ask faculty or academic staff about course-appropriate uses and program expectations.
- Detector guidance
- Not verified in this review.
- Disclosure
- Acknowledge AI assistance, cite generated content, and include the input/output transcript in an appendix when quoting or paraphrasing it.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
Yale University
Poorvu Center guidance; Yale College and graduate/professional schools set their own standards.
Source type: Teaching-center guidance and course examples
Source date: Not stated
Checked: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
The Poorvu Center does not set or enforce policy
- Course permission
- Most school policies leave decisions to course instructors. The examples on this page are not a university-wide permission.
- Detector guidance
- Not stated in the reviewed source.
- Disclosure
- Some course examples specify citations and records of AI use. Check the requirements for your own class.
- Misconduct and appeals
- Not verified in this snapshot; check your school's current procedure.
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