Possible AI Syllabus Statements | Brandeis University Syllabus | Resources | Center for Teaching and Learning | Brandeis University

We encourage all instructors to include a policy in their course syllabus regarding the use (and misuse) of generative AI (e.g., chatGPT) in their course.

Whether students in your course are forbidden from using chatGPT or expected to explore its limits, a policy helps ensure that your expectations for appropriate interaction with generative AI tools are clear to students. Once you decide on a policy, make sure you articulate it clearly for your students, so that they know what is expected of them.

Below are examples of sample language you may adopt for your own policy. Feel free to modify it or create your own to suit the needs of your course:

Examples of AI Restrictive Policies

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A maximally restrictive draft policy (from Harvard University)

"Use Prohibited" Example Statement (from the University of Delaware)

Example Statement from Creative Writing (from Salem State University)

Examples of AI Permissive Policies

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A fully-encouraging draft policy (from Harvard University)

"Use is freely permitted with no acknowledgement" Example Statement (from the University of Delaware)

Example Statement from EDUC 6191: Core Methods in Educational Data Mining (from the University of Pennsylvania)

Example Statement from Advanced Quantitative Analyses (from Clemson University)

Example Statement from Specialization for Insects (from the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania)

Examples of AI Mixed Policies

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Mixed draft policy (from Harvard University)

Example Statement on the Use of AI-Assisted Programming Tools (from Georgetown University)

Example Statement on the Use of ChatGPT (from Georgetown University)

Example Statement (from the University of Pennsylvania)

Example Statement from CORE-2096: Digital Literacies and Intercultural Learning (from the American University in Cairo)

"Use only with prior permission" Example Statement (from the University of Delaware)

"Use only with acknowledgement" Example Statement (from the University of Delaware)

Example Statement from Introduction to Critical Theory (from George Washington University)

Example Statement from HI 371, Baseball as American History (from Bentley University)

Example Statement from CS6750: Human-Computer Interaction; CS7637: Knowledge-Based AI (from the Georgia Institute of Technology)

Other Examples of Useful AI Language