Southern New Hampshire University: what the AI policy allows in discussion posts
Source: SNHU Shareable GenAI Student Guidelines (rev. 2026-06-02), last checked 2026-10-13. This page paraphrases; the policy governs.
What SNHU allows
- Brainstorming and clarifying concepts
- Grammar and spelling tools
- Organizing content you have already written
- Acknowledging the use of a generative AI tool
What SNHU prohibits
- Copying and pasting AI output into your work
- Submitting SNHU course materials to an AI tool, including discussion prompts and classmates' discussion posts
Do you have to disclose AI use at SNHU?
Yes. SNHU expects you to acknowledge AI assistance in the work it touched.
Disclosure line in SNHU's shape
Generative AI acknowledgment: I used an AI writing coach to brainstorm the structure of this reply, check my APA 7 formatting, and review my draft against the discussion rubric. I did not submit the discussion prompt or any classmate's post to the tool; I described the point I was responding to in my own words. The ideas and the final wording are my own.
When are SNHU discussion posts due?
- Initial post: thursday by 11:59 PM ET
- Replies (2): sunday by 11:59 PM ET
- Initial post length: 150 to 300 words
How the coach stays inside this policy
- You write the point and your stance first; the coach develops them and never generates from nothing.
- The classmate's post is never pasted in; you summarise it in your own words in a 400-character field.
- Every citation comes from a verified DOI; the reference list is built from the journal's metadata.
- The disclosure line above is added to every draft, and a session transcript is one click away.