Paste-ready
Each statement is calibrated to ~100 words and ends with a pointer to the full policy on your course site.
For teachers · Syllabus
Paste-ready syllabus language on AI use.
Five variants sized for a syllabus section, not a standalone document. Pair with a full policy (linked) if your institution requires one.
About: Syllabus statements
A syllabus statement is not a policy. It is the 80–150 word version that sits under "Course policies" and tells students what to expect. The gap between a vague statement and a specific one is the gap between spending your semester enforcing rules and spending it teaching.
Five variants
Each of the statements below is calibrated to roughly 100 words, written in a voice students will actually read, and ends with a pointer to the full policy (which you host on your LMS or course site). Pair each with a corresponding template from /for-teachers/ai-policy-templates.
1. Prohibited use
In this course, generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and similar) are not permitted for drafting, outlining, or revising your work. Assistive tools, grammar checkers, screen readers, translation dictionaries, and accessibility software, are welcome and do not require disclosure. Submitted essays will be screened with an AI-detection tool; a flagged essay triggers a short conversation with me, not an automatic penalty. The full appeal procedure is on the course site.
2. Cited-only use
You may use generative AI in this course, but any AI-produced text that appears in your submission must be quoted, attributed, and bracketed like a source:
[AI: ChatGPT, prompt, date]. Unattributed AI text is treated as an uncited source. Your grade includes "quality of attribution" as a line item. Detection is used to verify, not to accuse. The full policy and appeal procedure are on the course site.
3. Draft-only use
You may use AI to brainstorm, outline, or revise, but your final prose must be your own writing. Submissions are screened with an AI detector; essays that read as AI-generated trigger a short follow-up conversation where we'll look at your draft history and talk through your process. There is no automatic penalty. The full policy and appeal procedure are on the course site.
4. Open use
In this course, AI is treated as a writing partner. You may use it freely; you will be assessed through oral defenses, in-class writes, and structured revision logs rather than drafted essays alone. The goal is for you to understand your own work well enough to defend it unaided. Specific assignment instructions will say when AI is and is not available for that task.
5. Adaptive per assignment
Each assignment in this course specifies its own AI policy. The default is draft-only use (AI for brainstorming, not final prose); individual assignments may restrict or expand that default. Read the assignment prompt carefully. If the prompt does not specify, the default applies. The full framework and appeal procedure are on the course site.
Pair with the full policy
None of the statements above is a complete policy. The full policy, with definitions, disclosure language, consequence ladder, and appeal procedure, belongs on your course site. Full templates are here.
Five stances
Prohibited, cited-only, draft-only, open, and adaptive-per-assignment, pick the one that matches your course.
Pairs with full templates
Each statement maps to a corresponding policy template; the syllabus is the short version, the policy is the long one.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need both a syllabus statement and a full policy?
For most institutions, yes. The syllabus statement is the version students will read; the full policy is the version that holds up in an academic-integrity review. The statement should point to the policy.
Can I write my own and paste it here for review?
The templates are static. If you want a reviewed draft, email hello@aiessaydetector.ai with your stance and constraints. We maintain a small library of reviewed variants we can share privately.
What if my institution already has a blanket AI policy?
Start from the institutional policy and use the syllabus statement to clarify how it applies to your course. Specificity is where trouble gets avoided.