Written Work for Credit

At the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, seminars, independent study papers, and other written work submitted for credit must be based upon the original scholarship (research and writing) of the student submitting the written work. Accordingly, students must fully disclose to any faculty member supervising written work the extent to which all, or any portion, of written work being submitted for credit has been based upon scholarship done in another course, seminar, or project for credit, either at the University of Pittsburgh or any other institution of high learning. (This would include student notes and comments prepared for the Law ReviewJournal of Law and CommercePittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and PolicyThe Pittsburgh Tax Review, or the Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law.) Students also are required to disclose to a supervising faculty member whether the scholarship has been based in whole or in part upon scholarship performed by the student outside of a college or university setting, such as in an externship (paid or unpaid), volunteer work, or summer, part-time or full-time employment.