Cornell University

Cornell’s Fall 2026 implementation makes Accepting Responsibility available for minor first-time violations in all in-person undergraduate and graduate classes on the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses; the teaching notice excludes CVM and Law. This states the announced implementation scope, not an inferred prohibition in every other setting. Eligibility, voluntary choice and graduate-specific or honor-code procedures remain separate.

Under Code II.E and II.G, completed Accepting Responsibility creates an internal Academic Integrity Registry record despite not being a finding of guilt. Central records also include Primary Hearing/appeal guilt findings, course, charge, evidence summary, faculty decision, penalties and appeal outcome. Records must be disclosed to Hearing Boards considering other penalties for the same student and to college deans/associate deans for legitimate educational interests; other violation disclosures require student direction or law. A Board or Dean finding of no violation requires expunging all case records from the central registry and college files. No fixed retention duration is specified in II.G.