Liberty University.
Liberty's published sources on AI detection and academic integrity, quoted in brief and linked below. These are potentially relevant official sources, not a determination of which one governs any case — The Liberty Way is the governing honor code, the faculty guidance is instructor-facing, and course syllabi may add rules. Confirm applicability with the institution. Any dates or deadlines are quoted from the sources, not a deadline calculation performed for you.
AI detection is in use at Liberty
Liberty's Information Services page states that "almost all Canvas assignments require Turnitin to provide a similarity report to students and faculty" (page modified Jul 9, 2026; retrieved Aug 21, 2026). The Dean of Students' faculty guidance, "Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity" (retrieved Aug 21, 2026), addresses the AI detector directly. Brief excerpts:
The same guidance lists limitations Liberty instructs faculty to consider: higher error rates on results under 20%; unreliable results on technical and STEM writing, resumes, poetry, lists, outlines, and tables; and that AI-powered translation tools "could be interpreted as AI-generated." It distinguishes Grammarly's generative features (regularly flagged) from its spelling and grammar corrections (not flagged). It also states the evidence standard: preponderance, quoting The Liberty Way's "more likely than not."
Sources: Turnitin — Information Services · Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity (faculty guidance PDF).
What Liberty's own pages say about reports and appeals
From the Office of Academic Integrity's student FAQs (page modified May 1, 2026; retrieved Aug 21, 2026) — quoted so you can read the originals in context:
The same page states that appeals are reviewed by the academic leadership of the department, not the reporting professor; that misconduct records are confidential and housed with the Office of Academic Integrity; that a course failed for misconduct may be repeated; and that suspension or expulsion "may be considered" for severe or recurring cases under The Liberty Way. What any of this means for a particular case is for the institution and its process to determine.
Where the documents live
| Document | Location |
|---|---|
| The Liberty Way (honor code, governing text) | liberty.edu/students/honor-code |
| Office of Academic Integrity (student FAQs, appeals) | liberty.edu/students/dean/academic-integrity |
| Faculty AI guidance (detector use, limitations, standard) | dean-of-students PDF |
| Student AI guidance ("Using Artificial Intelligence Responsibly") | dean-of-students PDF |
| Turnitin coverage (IS product page) | liberty.edu/information-services/products/turnitin |
| Office of Academic Integrity | Green Hall, Room 1880 · (434) 592-4076 · academicintegrity@liberty.edu (from the office's page, retrieved Aug 21, 2026) |
Organizing your own drafts and records to bring to any of this: the records checklist.
Revision history of this page
2026-08-21 — Page created. All quotations retrieved this date from the liberty.edu pages and PDFs linked beside them; source pages carried modification dates of Jul 9, 2026 (IS Turnitin page) and May 1, 2026 (academic integrity page); the faculty guidance PDF is undated. Liberty University is a private institution: this page quotes brief excerpts and links originals; it republishes nothing in full. Reviewer: [named human reviewer before publication]. Internet Archive captures: to be added.
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