Check Wake Forest University AI Policy Online
Check Wake Forest University's official AI guidance, academic-integrity rules, disclosure requirements, and course-specific restrictions before using generative AI.
Verified from official university sourcesQuick Policy Overview
Depends on course and program
Depends; graduate courses must define disclosure
Instructors set the rules for their own courses.
Graduate policy approved November 19, 2024; updated resources in 2026
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1. Summary
Wake Forest expects every class to provide clear guidance. Graduate policy treats unauthorized GenAI use as academic misconduct and requires instructors to specify disclosure methods.
Hybrid Check primary source.Use scope: Depends on course and program.
Disclosure: Depends; graduate courses must define disclosure.
Instructor/course rules can override the general university guidance.
Integrity: Graduate policy treats unauthorized GenAI use as academic misconduct and requires instructors to specify disclosure methods.
Graduate students in particular should confirm whether a tool is authorized and exactly how its use must be acknowledged.
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2. Why Check This Policy
Wake Forest's undergraduate, graduate, program, and course layers may not be identical. Graduate students in particular should confirm whether a tool is authorized and exactly how its use must be acknowledged.
3. When AI Is Commonly Allowed
The source data does not specify concrete allowed uses beyond course- or instructor-level permission.
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Only if your instructor allows it for the specific assignment.
4. When AI Is Commonly Restricted
The source data does not list concrete prohibited uses beyond unauthorized or out-of-scope AI use.
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Always check your course syllabus for specific restrictions.
5. Disclosure Requirements
Depends; graduate courses must define disclosure.
Graduate policy treats unauthorized GenAI use as academic misconduct and requires instructors to specify disclosure methods.
Where AI use is permitted, disclosure usually takes one of these forms:
- A statement or acknowledgement in your submission
- A citation of the AI tool, in the format your course requires
- A short methods note describing how AI was used
Follow the exact format your instructor or department requires.