Some violations of the Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities are incidents involving:
The following are some examples of sanctions if students are found responsible for the above violations:
| Academic Year | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| Total Undergraduates | 8579 | 8950 | 9460 | 9774 | 9803 |
| Total Conduct Cases | 1367 | 1521 | 1919 | 2402 | 2131 |
| Males | 930 | 1014 | 1208 | 1533 | 1335 |
| Females | 436 | 507 | 711 | 869 | 796 |
| In-State | 267 | 310 | 402 | 431 | 407 |
| Out-of-State | 1096 | 1206 | 1514 | 1963 | 1723 |
| Responsible | 1022 | 1193 | 1450 | 2033 | 1812 |
| Not-Responsible | 345 | 328 | 469 | 369 | 319 |
| Percent of Undergrads With Conduct Records |
15.93 | 16.99 | 20.29 | 24.58 | 21.74 | Percent* of Males | 68.03 | 66.67 | 62.95 | 63.82 | 62.65 | Percent* of Females | 31.89 | 33.33 | 37.05 | 36.18 | 37.35 | Percent* of In-State | 19.53 | 20.38 | 20.95 | 17.94 | 19.10 | Percent* of Out-of-State | 80.18 | 79.29 | 78.90 | 81.72 | 80.85 | Percent* Responsible | 74.76 | 78.44 | 75.56 | 84.64 | 85.03 | Percent* Not-Responsible | 25.24 | 21.56 | 24.44 | 15.36 | 14.97 |
The data show the number of undergraduate students at UVM over the previous five years. Research was done to obtain the total number of student conduct cases, violations by males and females, in-state and out-of-state students, and how many were found responsible or not responsible. Calculations were then done to indicate the percentages of students with conduct cases in each of the same categories.
Data may vary due to hearing officers changing over the years. Several of the hearing officers who meet with students for lower-level incidents are Residential Directors and Assistant Residential Directors. These positions tend to turn around every couple of years, as their contracts are limited. Though the sanctions are all pre-written, it is left up to the hearing officer to determine appropriate sanctions, depending on the severity of the incident and the mindset of the student.
More men (shown in blue) than women (shown in red) at UVM are violating the code. Of the total number of students that have violated the code during the past five years, the majority have been men (approximately 65%).
More out-of-state students (shown in red) than in-state students (shown in blue) have violated the code at UVM in the past five years. According to the UVM Institutional Research website, approximately 33-35% more out-of-state students attended UVM throughout this five-year period. This research shows that approximately 80% of students with conduct cases are from out-of-state.
More students are found to be responsible (shown in blue) than not responsible (shown in red) for violating the code at UVM in the past five academic years.
CSES receives online reports from faculty members on an as-needed basis and are responsible for holding students accountable for violations of the Academic Integrity Code.
| Academic Year | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| Total Undergraduates | 9460 | 9774 | 9803 |
| Total Academic Integrity Cases | 113 | 86 | 92 |
| Males | 75 | 48 | 45 |
| Females | 38 | 38 | 47 |
| In-State | 29 | 19 | 35 |
| Out-of-State | 84 | 67 | 57 |
| Responsible | 95 | 79 | 57 |
| Not-Responsible | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| Percent of Undergrads With Conduct Records |
1.19 | 0.88 | 0.94 | Percent* of Males | 66.37 | 55.81 | 48.91 | Percent* of Females | 33.63 | 44.19 | 51.09 | Percent* of In-State | 25.66 | 22.09 | 38.04 | Percent* of Out-of-State | 74.34 | 77.91 | 61.96 | Percent* Responsible | 84.07 | 91.86 | 90.22 | Percent* Not-Responsible | 15.93 | 8.14 | 9.78 |
The data show the number of undergraduate students at UVM over the previous three academic years. Research was done to obtain the total number of students with academic integrity cases, number of violations by males and females, in-state and out-of-state students, and how many were found responsible or not responsible. Calculations were then done to indicate the percentages of students with academic integrity cases in each of these same categories.
Academic Integrity violations include:
Academic Integrity sanctions include:
Men and women are not that different statistically over the past couple of years when it comes to academic integrity incidents. Overall 1.2% or less of all UVM undergraduate students violate the Code of Academic Integrity.
According to the UVM Institutional Research website, approximately 33-34% more out-of-state students attended UVM throughout this three-year period. As the graph indicates, more out-of-state students violate the Code of Academic Integrity. International students may be some of the reason for the higher numbers in out-of-state students. International students don't always understand this code, as the rules for citing works are very different in other countries than they are in the United States. There may also be language barriers that sometimes prevent international students from completely comprehending the code.
The majority of students that are charged with violating the Code of Academic Integrity are found responsible. Faculty members are required to submit supporting documentation for all types of violations in the cases they refer to CSES. Generally, with this much evidence, it's not hard to find students responsible.