School policy · checked October 19, 2026
Detector: restricted
The school does not recommend AI-detection technology, citing high error rates and that the tools cannot provide definitive proof.
“U-M does not recommend the use of AI-detection technology at this time given their high error rate... they cannot provide definitive proof of cheating”
Status source: the school’s own published page — read it · checked October 19, 2026.
Published window: 5 business days to appeal a finding.
“All appeals must be submitted in writing to the RC within five (5) academic calendar days after notification of the Dean of Students' decision”
Window source: the school’s own published page — read it · checked October 19, 2026.
'Academic calendar days' counted here as business days. Rackham graduate students get fifteen business days instead — graduate rules differ.
Count it from your notice date in the free checker. If your letter states a different date, the letter wins.
A hearing or resolution process under the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities; appeals are reviewed by a board of one student, one faculty member, and one administrator.
University of Michigan restricts or discourages detectors in its own guidance. Ask, in writing, whether the use in your case followed the school's own limits — then answer with your trail, which is the evidence that outlasts the argument about the tool.
Next steps: count your deadline in the free checker, build from the evidence list, and compare schools in the full table.
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