Reference Guide

Violations

Student actions that violate the Honor Code Statutes include:

1. Cheating

2. Plagiarism

3. Lying

4. Academic Theft

5. Disclosing Honor Council Information

6. Registration Irregularity

7. Failure to Report and Honor Code Violation

Honor Council Process vs. Judicial Process:

Honor Council deals with all academic related violations.

For example: Stealing a student’s bag that contains class notes and textbooks, cheating on a test, plagiarizing a paper, lying to a professor.

Judicial Council handles non-academic matters.

For example: Stealing a student’s wallet, drinking alcohol underage, violating other university policies.

People to Whom You Can Report a Possible Violation:

Dean Juliette Landphair jlandpha@richmond.edu

RC Honor Council Chair Sean Connelly sean.connelly@richmond.edu

WC Honor Council Chair Lindsay Petty lindsay.petty@richmond.edu

Possible Sanctions:

Student penalty(s) assigned when a student is found guilty of violating the Honor Code Statutes include, but are not limited to:

Letter of Reprimand & Honor Probation (Automatic)

Failure: on assignment, in one course, in all courses

Suspension:

Up to Three Years

Spring, Summer, or Fall

Expulsion:

Permanent separation of a student from the University of Richmond

Automatic if found guilty of a second violation

Creative Sanctions

Honor Pledge:

To be included on all assignments submitted for a grade.

I pledge that I have neither received nor given unauthorized assistance during the completion of this work. (Signature)

Benefits of the Honor System:

1. Community of Trust

2. Integrity of your achievements

3. Student Self-Government

4. Fair Treatment

5. Fair Sanctions

University of Richmond Honor Councils

Richmond College · Westhampton College

School of Arts and Sciences · E. Claiborne Robins School of Business

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

University of Richmond Honor Councils

Richmond College · Westhampton College