The Honors College Code of Ethics

The Honor Code

Admission to The Honors College carries with it the presumption that students will conduct themselves as responsible members of the academic community. As a condition of enrollment, all students assume responsibility to observe The Honor Code that will contribute to the pursuit of academic goals and to the welfare of the academic community.

1. Honors College students will utilize the opportunities made available to them by the College and strive to perform at the highest level of academic excellence.
2. Honors College students will be prompt, prepared, participatory and effective in their communication in the classroom. They will be analytical, creative and challenging in their academic activities.
3. Honors College students will demonstrate honesty, integrity, fairness and human dignity in all levels of academic and personal activities; and refrain from plagiarism and dishonesty.
4. Honors College students will comply with the rules, regulations, procedures, policies, standards of conduct, and orders of the College, its schools and departments.
5. Honors College students will respect the rights, privileges, and property of other members of the academic community and visitors to the campus, and refrain from any conduct that would interfere with College functions or endanger the health, welfare, or safety of other persons.
6. Honors College students will demonstrate the sensitivity to and understanding of diversity in the community and respect those with different academic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds; national origins; and sexual preferences.
7. Honors College students will demonstrate the ability to perceive and understand multiple, sometimes conflicting, ethnic, cultural, and national interpretations and perspectives on events and values.
8. Honors College students will demonstrate superior leadership qualities by taking active roles and rigorously participating in all college-sponsored events on campus and in the community.
9. Honors College students will make community service and volunteer work an integral component of their academic achievements and be committed to helping with humility and sincerity, those in need including but not limited to the homeless, children, struggling students and the environment.
10. Honors College students will adhere to the principles of environmental justice, affirm the sacredness of the Earth, ecological unity and the interdependence of all species, and consciously take part in the conservation and protection of the environment.

 The Honor Code is created to protect and uphold students’ legally and constitutionally protected rights.