12.5 Behaviour on Academic Matters
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto has approved a Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters applying to members of the university. The Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters addresses the responsibilities of all parties to the integrity of the teaching and learning experience. It concerns the accountability of faculty members and students as they cooperate in all phases of this relationship. Honesty and fairness must inform these activities, the foundation of which is mutual respect for the aims of education and for those ethical principles which characterize the pursuit and transmission of knowledge within the university.
The code addresses offences, procedures, sanctions: more information appears in three appendices. The Code is enforced by Divisional Deans, the Provost, and the University Disciplinary Tribunal.
In cases involving graduate students, the divisional dean is the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.