Integrity, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "the quality of being honest and fair, and the state of being complete or whole” (Merriam-Webster). At Rutgers, this quality is expected of every student when it comes to their academics. All students must be honest with their studies and, in turn, honest with themselves as well as their teachers and professors. Lack of academic integrity will always result in some form of disciplinary action. At Rutgers, there are different levels of dishonesty toward academics, as well as different levels of disciplines. The levels of academic integrity violations are: “plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, facilitation of dishonesty, academic sabotage, violation of research or professional ethics.” , violations involving potentially criminal activity” (Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy). Plagiarism is taking an idea and claiming it as your own. A student or other scholar plagiarizes by [using] another person's words, ideas, or results without giving them appropriate credit. To avoid plagiarism, each direct quotation must be identified by quotation marks or appropriate indentation and the direct quotation and paraphrase must be cited correctly according to the format accepted for the particular discipline or as required by the instructor of a course ( Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy). As the citation above shows, a bulk citation was necessary to give Rutgers University the proper recognition in defining plagiarism. If the quote were shorter, quotation marks and a quotation would have sufficed. Not only should verbatim quotes be cited, but paraphrased ideas should also be cited. You cannot present an idea like yours, even if you write the idea down in the middle of a piece of paper... and you premeditated the act. Penalties for these types of violations include failure of the course, probation, dismissal, loss of position, support and opportunities, and finally expulsion (Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy). In conclusion, Rutgers' Academic Integrity Policy follows a strict set of guidelines and protocols. in order to make learning at University an honest and safe experience. All students should deserve a fair education, without worrying about students cheating, or worrying about cheating themselves. Cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty will not help students when they graduate and are in their fields, nor will they make them the type of graduates Rutgers expects. By understanding Rutgers policy, students can learn to perform to the best of their abilities in school and later in the workplace..