Completion of a training program in professional and scholarly integrity is a graduation requirement for all doctoral students admitted into their program in fall 2012 or later and for all master’s students admitted into their program in fall 2013 or later. The training, at a minimum, must cover these four topical areas:

1. Research misconduct;
2. Publication practices and responsible authorship;
3. Conflict of interest and commitment; and
4. Ethical issues in data acquisition, management, sharing and ownership.

Programs may add additional areas of needed training. Contact the program graduate coordinator or department chair for the training content detail and how the training can be received. The Graduate School expects that students will complete this training requirement by the end of their first year of graduate study at Wichita State, and preferably by the end of their first semester of enrollment.