Pomona

Academic Honesty

• 发布单位Publishing unit Pomona College Student Handbook
• 官方来源Official source https://studenthandbook.pomona.edu/academicpolicies/academichonesty

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Standards for Academic Integrity

The College expects students to understand and adhere to basic standards of honesty and academic integrity. These standards include but are not limited to the following:

In projects and assignments (including homework) prepared independently, students never intentionally represent the ideas or the language of others as their own, examples include but are not limited to plagiarism, failing to use citations, unapproved use of artificial intelligence^{默认规则Default rule违规定性Integrity framing} and resubmitted personal work for another course.

Students do not destroy or alter either the work of other students or the educational resources and materials of the College.

Students neither give nor receive assistance with examinations.

Students do not represent work completed for one course as original work for another or deliberately disregard course rules and regulations.

In laboratory or research projects involving the collection of data, students accurately report data observed and do not alter nor fabricate data for any reason

Sanctions

When assigning sanctions, the hearing panel shall consider the severity of the offense, precedent, the attitude of the respondent, the respondent’s previous academic conduct record, and the conditions under which the offense was committed.

Sanctions that may be imposed include, but are not limited to:

Academic Sanctions:

Lower grade on an assignment

Loss of credit on an assignment

“F” on an assignment

“F” in the course

Assignment of make-up or additional work

Other Sanctions:

Suspension from the College

Loss of College honors (ex. summa cum laude)

Expulsion from the College

Reporting of Policy Violations and Sanctions

Beginning with students who enroll at Pomona College in Fall 2026, all policy violations and sanctions, that are not suspension or expulsion, will be reportable to employers, graduate and professional schools and other appropriate entities with the student’s knowledge for 3 years from the student’s graduation date.

For students who enrolled at Pomona College prior to Fall 2026, policy violations and sanctions of students will remain reportable to employers, graduate and professional schools and other appropriate entities with the student’s knowledge for 5 years from the date the student is notified of the outcome of their case.

Computer Science AI Policy Tier System

• 发布单位Publishing unit Pomona Computer Science Department
• 官方来源Official source https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/computer-science/courses-requirements/ai-policy-tier-system
• 页面日期Page date Fall 2026 pilot (start of program; webpage publication date not stated)

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Computer Science AI Policy Tier System

Purpose of this document:

To provide a unified system and increase clarity about what AI usages are allowed or disallowed across all Pomona Computer Science classes. This is a program we are piloting in Fall 2026; we plan to revisit it regularly.

Because these technologies are advancing so rapidly, the document focuses on general usage rather than specific tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grammarly, etc.).

Acknowledgments:

We have been inspired by HMC’s AI-Use Course Policy.

Usage guide:

This document outlines the four tiers of allowed use that a course can fall under, from least to most permissive:^{分级许可Tiered scale}

0. Absolutely no usage allowed

1. See the syllabus for allowed usage

2. Use in any way with required attribution

3. Completely open use

If a student uses AI in a way that does not align with the tier system for a specific course, it is considered a violation of our Departmental^{课程规则优先Instructor override}

Academic Honor Policy

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Tier 0: Absolutely no usage allowed

Courses in this tier do not allow the use of any AI. Disallowed uses include, but are not limited to, using generative AI tools to brainstorm ideas, find source materials, summarize ideas, create study guides, generate code snippets, images, or videos, revise your writing, or check your work. Tools that automatically flag spelling and grammatical errors as you write are allowed (for example, the spelling and grammar checkers built into Microsoft Word), but not tools that offer suggested revisions of your sentences (for example, Grammarly). If English is not your first language, please ask your instructor about whether tools for translating words or texts between languages are allowed.

Tier 1: See syllabus for allowed usage

The goal of this policy is to allow some flexibility for instructors who primarily want to curb AI use but may make exceptions tailored to their course's learning objectives^{学习理由Learning rationale}. For example, a course following this tier might allow the use of AI for study purposes (e.g., to ask clarifying questions, obtain additional examples, create study guides, etc.) but prohibit its use during the completion of assignments and exams. Rather than provide an exhaustive list, students must read the course syllabus carefully and discuss allowed uses with their instructor.

Tier 2: Use in any way with required attribution

The goal of this policy is to openly allow students to use generative AI tools in their learning. If generative AI tools play a significant role in the genesis of your work, they should be credited in the same way that you would share authorship with a collaborating lab partner in a publication.^{披露要求Disclosure摘录Excerpt} The course syllabus will contain more information on expectations and attribution formatting.

Tier 3: Completely open use

Students can freely use generative AI tools and do not need to credit their use. Specifically and only for classes in Tier 3, text and images generated by a student using an AI system are treated as the student's own work for the purposes of the College Academic Honesty Policy.