Academic Policies

NWU Academic Policies

Policy Name

 Academic Integrity Policy

- Senate Rules on Academic Integrity which include:

  • Section 1:  Procedure for the investigation of instances of academic misconduct
  • Section 2:  Conceptual Framework for the categorization of alleged instances of plagiarism
  • Section 3:  Management of Poor Academic Writing and Academic Misconduct in Teaching and Learning practices
  • Section 4:  Standard Operation Procedure – Management of Research non-compliance and/or violation of Good Research Practice
  • Section 5:  NWU Senate Rules on the Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
  • Section 6: The utilisation of academic misconduct detection tools
  • Section 7:  Mid-semester assessments and examinations

     

 Admissions Policy
Policy on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
 Awarding of Collaborative Degrees 

 Awarding of Honorary Degrees

-    Covering page of a nomination for the awarding of an honorary degree

 General Academic Rules (A-Rules)

 Student Discipline

also refer to the Manual on Student Discipline

 

November 2025