Violations of the Honor Code

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Violations of the code include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Cheating on an exercise, test, problem, or examination submitted by a student to meet course requirements.
    • Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
      • using unauthorized aids, such as
      • crib sheets,
      • discarded computer programs,
      • the aid of another person on a take-home exam,
      • the unauthorized use of any electronic or technological devices,
      • copying from another student's work;
    • soliciting, giving, and/or receiving unauthorized aid orally or in writing;
    • asking for or giving information pertaining to any portion of an examination before or after a student has taken it, in such a way as to gain or give an advantage over other students; or
    • engaging in similar action contrary to the principles of academic honesty.
  • Cheating is not:
    • receiving help from the Learning Center;
    • receiving tutorial help;
    • studying with another student;
    • asking the instructor for help;
    • using study guides such as Cliff’s Notes and so forth;
    • using papers, tests, or other instructor-approved material.
  • Any action designed to deceive a member of the faculty or a fellow student regarding principles contained in the Honor Code, such as securing an answer to a problem for one course from a faculty member in another course when such assistance has not been authorized.
  • Plagiarism, i.e., the representation of another’s work as one’s own.
    • Use of texts of papers prepared by commercial or noncommercial agents and submitted as a student's own work.
    • Submission of work downloaded from the internet. This includes entire essays or partial downloads if the source is not cited properly.
    • Submission of work prepared for another course without specific prior authorization of the instructors in both courses. Use of a student's own work, whether prepared in the relevant class or in another, is governed by all the rules of scholarship mentioned in the above section on plagiarism. A student may use citations, sources, whole sections of a paper so long as proper acknowledgement is made and the written permission of any instructors involved has been secured.
  • Falsification of results of study and research. Any falsification or being accessory to the altering or falsifying of class records or other materials submitted to demonstrate compliance with course requirements or to obtain class credit, including falsifying records of class attendance, attendance at required events or events for which credit is given, or attendance or hours spent at internships or other work service.