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Honor Code

The Honor System of the College of Charleston is intended to promote and protect an atmosphere of trust and fairness in the classroom and in the conduct of daily life. Students at the College of Charleston are bound by honor and by their enrollment at the College to abide by the Honor and Conduct codes and to report violations. Faculty and staff members are equally required to report violations of the Honor Code or Code of Conduct.

As members of the college community, students are expected to evidence a high standard of personal conduct and to respect the rights of other students, faculty, staff members, community neighbors, and visitors on campus. Students are also expected to adhere to all federal, state, and local laws.

The Honor Code of the College of Charleston specifically forbids:

Lying: knowingly furnishing false information, orally or in writing, including but not limited to deceit or efforts to deceive relating to academic work, to information legitimately sought by an official or employee of the College, and to testimony before individuals authorized to inquire or investigate conduct; lying also includes the fraudulent use of identification cards.

Cheating: the actual giving or receiving of unauthorized, dishonest assistance that might give one student an unfair advantage over another in the performance of any assigned, graded academic work, inside or outside of the classroom, and by any means whatsoever, including but not limited to fraud, duress, deception, theft, talking, making signs, gestures, copying, electronic messaging, photography, unauthorized reuse of previously graded work, unauthorized dual submission, unauthorized collaboration and unauthorized use or possession of study aids, memoranda, books, data, or other information. The term cheating includes engaging in any behavior specifically prohibited by a faculty member in the course syllabus or class discussion.
Attempted cheating: a willful act designed to accomplish cheating, but falling short of that goal.

Stealing: the unauthorized taking or appropriating of property from the College or from another member of the college community. Note also that stealing includes unauthorized copying of and unauthorized access to computer software.
Attempted stealing: a willful act designed to accomplish stealing, but falling short of that goal.

Plagiarism: The verbatim repetition, without acknowledgement, of the writings of another author. All significant phrases, clauses, or passages, taken directly from source material must be enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged either in the text itself or in footnotes/endnotes. Borrowing without acknowledging the source. Paraphrasing the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement. Allowing any other person or organization to prepare work which one then submits as his/her own.

Student Educational Responsibility

Students majoring in degree programs offered by the School of Business at the College of Charleston acknowledge their educational responsibility by:

  • Operating with integrity in their dealings with faculty, staff, and other students
  • Engaging the learning materials and active learning opportunities with appropriate attention and dedication
  • Maintaining their engagement when challenged by difficult learning activities
  • Contributing to the learning of others (faculty, students, community)
  • Performing to the standards set by the faculty and the School of Business

 

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