SARI (Scholarship and Research Integrity) Program for Engineering and Technology Students

In order to satisfy the Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) requirement for a Penn State master's degree, all graduate students in the artificial intelligence, data analytics, engineering management, information science, software engineering, and systems engineering programs are required to participate in five hours of discussion-based activities surrounding topics pertaining to the responsible conduct of research.

In the Penn State Great Valley Engineering and Technology SARI Module, topics pertaining to plagiarism, conflict of interest, research misconduct, and collaboration will be discussed via three case study-based forums. The discussions will take place asynchronously over a two-week period and the module is offered four times per year. Successful completion of the requirements in a single module will satisfy the SARI requirement for a Penn State degree.

Students must be actively enrolled in their first semester or later to be eligible to enroll in SARI. Students must complete the SARI requirement in order to be eligible to graduate.

How to Enroll in the Required SARI Course

SARI is available in the fall and spring semesters only; it is not offered during the summer semester. We do not accept or hold advance requests to enroll in SARI. 

When enrollment is open/available for one of the modules listed below, students who wish to enroll must email [email protected] from their official Penn State email address and include ALL of the following information in a bulleted list:

• Name
• 9-digit Penn State ID number
• Degree program
• Penn State access/campus ID (e.g., xyz123@psu.edu. Note: “xyz123” in this example is the portion we need in order to enroll you correctly. Please do not include your full email address—only the access/campus ID. Please ask us if you do not know where to find this or which portion it is.)
• Graduation status:
  YES – I am graduating in the semester I am requesting enrollment for SARI
  NO – I am not graduating in the semester I am requesting enrollment

Questions? Contact [email protected].