Micro-Credential in Academic Ethics
The micro-credential in Academic Ethics focuses on ethical practices in the classroom and beyond. By exploring academic ethics through professional development, fieldwork, and reflection, this micro-credential helps you develop ethical skills to enhance your academic pursuits and subsequently prepares you for a professional career with integrity.
Benefits of the Program: As Student Integrity Ambassadors pursuing this micro-credential, you will be able to-
- Communicate critical terminology and concepts related to academic ethics.
- Support the Office of Academic Integrity in promoting the value of academic integrity at UB.
- Connect the values of academic integrity to academic and professional success.
- Develop professional competencies in conjunction with the NACE model.
- Critically think about and enhance ethical practices in your workplace and community.
- Promote the University at Buffalo as a leader in academic integrity practices.
Level:
Undergraduate
Credit or Non-Credit:
Non-credit
Who is Eligible:
Current UB students only
Instruction Method:
In Person (no sections offered online)
GPA Requirement:
Minimum of 2.5
Time to Completion:
Two Semesters
Skills Obtained: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Teamwork and Collaboration, Professionalism, Oral and Written Communication, Leadership
To Apply / Requirements: A major component of this micro-credential is the volunteer Student Integrity Ambassador (SIA) program. SIA applications open each spring semester, and students can indicate whether they would like to pursue the micro-credential alongside their ambassadorship. For the micro-credential, ambassadors must serve a minimum of 75 hours.
In addition to serving for two semesters as a Student Integrity Ambassador, you will complete a capstone project. Through the capstone project, you will incorporate your knowledge of academic ethics into a final essay regarding current events or current policy issues.
For more information, please contact:
Loretta Frankovitch, PhD
Associate Director, Office of Academic Integrity
lorettaf@buffalo.edu
716.645.2111