The University of Texas at Austin requires every course syllabus to state its AI policy
The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost requires a Course Artificial Intelligence Policy in every syllabus every semester. The policy has to name one of three designations. AI is permitted or prohibited or partially permitted. An instructor who allows it has to write down what is permissible and how a student must disclose use. The university names the requirement one of two new syllabus statements for Fall 2026. That term's classes began August 24th, 2026. The rule on generative AI is therefore set course by course rather than university wide. A student can hold two syllabi with two different answers in the same week.
How to take part
The requirement and the exact statement a syllabus must carry are published on the provost's own site. A student or an instructor can read the rule itself rather than a summary of it. A student's own course syllabus is where the designation for that class appears.
Where
1 county. In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
Timeline
- effective
First day of Fall 2026 classes, the term the requirement names
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-09-03
Admitted. The provost's office requires a course artificial intelligence policy in every syllabus every semester. The policy has to name AI permitted or prohibited or partially permitted. The university names it one of two new required statements for Fall 2026. That term's classes began August 24th, 2026.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
All courses must include a Course Artificial Intelligence Policy in the course syllabi at the time each syllabus is published each semester.Your syllabus at UT Austin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Primary source, official · provost.utexas.edu
The Artificial Intelligence Policy must include the University's Course AI Policy Syllabus Statement below and designate whether AI is 1) permitted, 2) prohibited, or 3) partially permitted in each course.Your syllabus at UT Austin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Primary source, official · provost.utexas.edu
If an instructor permits or partially permits use of AI in their courses, they must also provide written instructions on what is permissible and what is not and how they expect students to disclose such use.Your syllabus at UT Austin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Primary source, official · provost.utexas.edu
There are two new required statements for Fall 2026 syllabiYour syllabus at UT Austin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Primary source, official · provost.utexas.edu
August 24 First day of classesAcademic calendar 2026-27, UT Austin Office of the Registrar Primary source, official · registrar.utexas.edu
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost requires a Course Artificial Intelligence Policy in every syllabus every semester. The policy has to name one of three designations. AI is permitted or prohibited or partially permitted. An instructor who allows it has to write down what is permissible and how a student must disclose use. The university names the requirement one of two new syllabus statements for Fall 2026. That term's classes began August 24th, 2026. The rule on generative AI is therefore set course by course rather than university wide. A student can hold two syllabi with two different answers in the same week.
Who decides it?
The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The requirement and the exact statement a syllabus must carry are published on the provost's own site. A student or an instructor can read the rule itself rather than a summary of it. A student's own course syllabus is where the designation for that class appears.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Travis County in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was effective on August 24th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 24th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under health and education.
What sources back it?
Two sources back it. Two of them are primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 3rd, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, The University of Texas at Austin requires every course syllabus to state its AI policy. Tracked since August 24th, 2026. Last verified September 3rd, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0117/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0117.
Beat
Filed under Health and education, with every other decision on that beat.