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Founded in 1842, the Honor System is
one of the University's most
cherished institutions. Based on
the principle that University
students want to be trusted, the
Honor System helps create and
strengthen a school-wide community
of trust. Students at the
University make a commitment not to
lie, cheat or steal within
Charlottesville, Albemarle County,
or where they represent themselves
as University students in order to
gain the trust of others. Because
they have make this commitment,
students are trusted by peers,
faculty members, administrators, and
community residents alike. Students
conduct themselves with integrity
and are presumed honorable until
proven otherwise. Students are
recruited and trained by the Honor
Committee to serve as advisors and
to provide counsel. Students
investigate Honor allegations,
assist and support accused students
through the Honor process, and work
with accused students in their
defense at trial. Honor jury panels
are similarly comprised entirely of
students. While anyone may initiate
Honor proceedings, the process is
administered entirely by students.
The vitality of the Honor System
depends upon the willingness of
students to uphold the high
standards set by their peers. When a
student is formally accused of an
Honor offense following
investigation, that student may
elect to either (1) leave the
University, without requesting a
trial (in which case that student
will be deemed to have admitted
guilt, whether or not such an
admission is expressly made), or (2)
request an Honor trial.
Any student found guilty of an Honor
offense, or deemed to have admitted
guilt after having left without
requesting a trial, will be
permanently dismissed from the
University. The notation "enrollment
discontinued" will be placed on the
student's transcript, without
specific reference to the Honor
proceedings. In the case of a
student found guilty of an Honor
offense following graduation, or
deemed to have admitted guilt
without requesting a trial after
graduation, the General Faculty of
the University may undertake
proceedings to revoke that student's
degree. The rules of the Honor
System apply to any person who was a
University student at the time an
alleged Honor offense was
committed, so long as a case is
initiated within two years
thereafter. Students who enroll at
the University benefit from the
freedom and security provided by the
Honor System; every student must
agree to live by and support the
spirit of honor.
Applicants who are not prepared to
embrace this freedom and accept this
responsibility should not apply for
admission. This is intended as a
brief summary of some important
aspects of the University's Honor
System.
At the
School of
Continuing and Professional Studies,
courses are conducted in the spirit
of the Honor System. The instructor
will indicate which assignments and
activities are to be done
individually or which permit
collaboration. The following pledge
should be written out at the end of
all quizzes, examinations,
individual assignments, and papers:
“I pledge that I have neither given
nor received help on this
examination (quiz, assignment,
etc.).” The pledge should be signed
by the student.
For more information, visit the
Honor Committee Web page:
http://www.virginia.edu/honor/.
If you have further questions,
please call the Committee at (434)
924-7602.
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