Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, Citation, and Paraphrasing
International students often find the rules about plagiarism in U.S. universities confusing, as they are quite different from the rules in some other countries. The best approach as you are learning to work with quotations, paraphrases, and citations is to ask lots of questions. You can talk to a professor or a tutor at the writing center. The video and tutorial on this page provide an overview.
Paying attention to academic integrity is important, because there are sanctions for violating the policy. You can read about the policy on the University’s Academic Integrity webpage. For serious or multiple violations, students can be suspended or dismissed from the University, which results in termination if F-1 or J-1 status.
Using proper citations in your papers is the best first step in avoiding plagiarism. Every department at UML requires a particular citation style. Use this list, or ask your instructors what they require.
| Department | Citation Style |
| Manning School of Business | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Accounting | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Finance | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Management | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Marketing, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Operations and Information Systems | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Solomont School of Nursing | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Public Health Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Physical Therapy Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Francis College of Engineering | Varies* |
| Chemical Engineering Department | AICHE or APA |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering Department | ASME, ASCE or APA |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering Department | IEEE or APA |
| Mechanical Engineering Department | IEEE (or AIAA, ASME, APA) |
| Plastics Engineering Department | AICHE, ASME or APA |
| College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Varies* |
| Art & Design Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Criminology and Justice Studies | APA (American Psychological Association) |
| Economics Department | Chicago Manual of Style |
| English Department |
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| History Department | Chicago Manual of Style |
| Music Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Philosophy Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Political Science Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Psychology Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Sociology Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| World Languages & Cultures Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Kennedy College of Sciences | *Varies |
| Biological Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Chemistry Department | APA or ACS |
| Computer Science Department | IEEE Style & ACM Style |
| Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Mathematical Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Physics Department | AIP Style (American Institute of Physics) |
| College of Education | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |