The Academic Honor Code
At Colgate University, we believe honesty and
integrity are fundamental in a community dedicated to learning, personal
development, and a search for understanding. We revere these values and hold
them essential in promoting personal responsibility, moral and intellectual
leadership, and pride in ourselves and our University. As Colgate students, we
will represent ourselves truthfully, claim only work that is our own, and engage
honestly in all academic assignments. Since articulated standards and
expectations can influence attitudes, and because each of us shares the
responsibility for maintaining academic integrity, we are committed to upholding
the Academic Honor Code.
Academic Honor Pledge
As a member of the Colgate community, I pledge to live by and to support the letter and spirit
of Colgate's Academic Honor Code. 1
Reporting Procedures
Members of the Colgate community who misrepresent themselves or their work through
cheating, fabrication, facilitation, or plagiarism, or who suspect another of such misrepresentation
are expected to follow the Reporting Procedures outlined.
Consistent with the basic expectations of the Academic Honor Code, students who believe
they may have violated Colgate's standards of academic integrity are expected to
acknowledge
their concerns to the instructor in the class or to their academic or administrative adviser.
A student who observes what may be academically dishonest behavior on the part of another student is expected to share that concern with the other student in a timely fashion. If the observer and the other student determine that no violation of the Academic Honor Code has occurred, no further action is required. However, if either student believes that an Academic Honor Code violation may have occurred, the student observed is expected to self-report the incident immediately to the instructor in the class or to his or her academic or administrative adviser. Self-reporting does not constitute an admission of guilt but is an essential step, necessary to prevent misunderstanding and apprehensions. Within three class days, the observer will also contact the Associate Dean for Administrative Advising to insure that the self-report has indeed taken place.
The instructor will review the elements of the complaint, and if the instructor believes that the Academic Honor Code has been violated, he or she will contact the University Disciplinary Officer, who will convene a Disciplinary Board hearing as outlined in the Student Handbook.
1 All incoming students will be required to sign the pledge; other students will be required to abide by the Academic Honor Code.
