Honor Code Infraction Form
HONORS COLLEGE
MISSION STATEMENT (Adopted April
7th, 2000)
We, the students of the Honors College
at Florida Atlantic University, from a
passion for acquiring knowledge, pledge
to foster intellectual and personal growth
and to take responsibility for our own
education. We hope to develop a deep understanding
of ourselves and our world and not focus
only on grades as a criterion for success.
In order to reach the pinnacle of our own
intellectual and personal development,
we pledge to work with the faculty to establish
an environment of academic integrity and
mutual respect. To create and maintain
an Honors College community we support
the freedom of expression and discovery.
By choosing to become a part of this community
we each promise to uphold the principles
recognized in this statement.
ACADEMIC HONOR
CODE (Adopted April 7th, 2000)
As part of our pledge to foster intellectual
and personal growth, we shall uphold the
highest standards of honesty and integrity
as they pertain to our academic life. We
expect that every Honors College student
will support the goal of creating an environment
of academic integrity, academic freedom,
and mutual respect.
To promote this goal, students hereby agree
not to cheat on exams, tests, quizzes;
plagiarize; receive or provide unpermitted
aid on any exam or any class work used
by an instructor as a basis for grading;
interfere with the educational mission
of the College; or conspire to commit any
of the above actions.
In support of the mission statement and
honor code, we acknowledge an expectation
to report violations of this code, and
that doing so, while not obligatory, is
not to be looked down on as betraying trust,
but rather is to be regarded as maintaining
the academic integrity of the Honors College
and supporting a community of mutual trust.
We encourage and acknowledge an expectation
of active participation inside and outside
of the classroom in contributing to the
academic life of the College community.
Forms of active participation include attendance,
discussion within the classroom, discussion
on academic topics outside of the classroom,
participation in study groups, turning
in assignments, seeking help when needed,
and performing assigned work in group projects.
By signing the honor code, we the students
acknowledge that we have entered into an
agreement with the faculty in which we
uphold the above principles and will not
weaken the foundation of trust upon which
the Honors College is built by violating
them. In return, we expect the faculty
to show trust in us. Faculty are encouraged
not to proctor exams or to take unreasonable
precautions to prevent dishonesty.
Changes to the preceding honor code or
mission statement must be approved by a
2/3 vote of students enrolled in the Honors
College.
ADDENDA ON JUDICIAL
PROCEDURES (approved
January 14, 2005, rev. May 8, 2006)
Track A: instructor initiated procedures
1. Initially, the instructor determines whether
there is reason to believe there is a violation of the honor code. This could
be from their own determination,
or reports from others (e.g. students, other instructors). See Florida Administrative Code 6c5-4.001(3).
Where a student with an accusation against another student is not comfortable
going to the instructor, see Track B.
2. Instructor informs student of the charge in an instructor-student conference.
a) If after the conference the instructor continues to believe the student was
involved in a violation of the honor code, the instructor notifies the student
of the charges and proposed penalty, ranging from ‘F' on any work involved,
to ‘F' in the course. (Additional penalties can be adopted by the College
but must be distributed widely in advance, per 4.001.)
b) A copy of the statement of charges/penalty as well as appropriate documentation
of the charge is sent to the Dean's designee, who will be either the Associate
Dean or the appropriate chair (acting as ‘department head' in 4.001(3c,d)),
and who will ask the registrar to include a notation that there is a suspicion
of irregularity as part of the student's internal College record per 4.001 (3)(c).
If the Registrar informs the Dean's designee that the student has a prior offense
that was not dismissed and the present charge is not dismissed following any
appeals (see below), the Dean's designee will recommend to the Dean a penalty
of suspension or expulsion. The Dean will make the decision as to the penalty
and notify the student in writing (per 6c5-4001 (4)).
c) If following any of the appeals available the charge is dismissed, then an
additional notation to that effect will be appended to the original notation.
Per 4.001(3)(c), if the charges are dropped or there is no second offense, the
notation will be expunged from the record upon written request from the student
following graduation from, or 2 semesters of nonattendance at the University.
3. The student may appeal the instructor's charges/penalty by requesting a conference
within 10 days of being notified by the instructor per step 2(a), involving the
student, instructor, and Dean's designee. The Dean's designee's decision will
be delivered to the student and the Dean.
4. The student may appeal the decision of the Dean's designee by requesting a
hearing within 10 days of the conference in step 3; or may appeal the decision
of the Dean in step 2(b) within 10 days of the Dean's decision. If the student
so chooses, a faculty-student council will be established consisting of the Dean,
the Faculty advisor to the Judicial Board (non-voting), another faculty selected
by the Dean other than the faculty making the accusation, and two student members
of the Judicial Board selected on a rotating basis by the Faculty advisor. The
Dean maintains a record of the council but is non-voting.
5. The student may appeal the council's actions to the Provost per 4.004(4)(6).
Track B: student initiated procedures
1. In the event that a student or students wish to report a violation of
the honor code but are unwilling to present this to the faculty teaching
the course involved, or the faculty member is unresponsive, the student(s)
may bring the complaint to the Faculty Advisor of the judicial board, or
to any student member of the judicial board (who will then immediately notify
the Faculty advisor). The Faculty advisor will within 5 days notify the accused
student that an investigation shall be conducted.
2. Within 10 days of the original complaint, an investigatory board shall
begin investigating the complaint and interview all relevant parties. The
board will consist of the Judicial Board Faculty Advisor (nonvoting member),
two student members of the judicial board selected on a rotating basis by
the Advisor, and the Dean's designee (see Track A, step 3). Within 15 days
of the original complaint, the board will arrive at a determination as to
whether the charge is warranted. If the board concludes the accused student
is guilty of an honor code violation, they will present an opinion to that
effect to the Dean, who will then consult with the instructor and determine
a penalty, considering the recommendations of the investigatory board and
whether this is a first offense, per Track A, step 2. If the charge is dismissed
by the investigatory board, no further action will be taken.
3. The student can appeal this decision through the processes established
in steps 4 and 5 in Track A, with the exception that in step 4, the two student
members of the faculty-student council shall be two different students than
those who served on the investigatory board.
[Note: If class is not in session and the judicial board is unable to meet
within the specified time frame, it shall meet at the earliest possible time
thereafter]
Judicial Board for 2008-09: Raquel Borges-Garcia, Kristen Chase, Alan Gray, Jeffrey Joyner, Michael Metzner, Margo Murphy, Elizabeth Santo. Faculty advisor: Prof. Mark Tunick
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