Student Conduct
SECTION 4: ADMINISTRATION
Section 4.1: Separate Jurisdictions
Students administer the Honor Code through a Council of Chairs and a system of six Honor Councils constituted in each of the major academic units of the College: (1) the undergraduate student body, the graduate schools of (2) arts and sciences, (3) business, (4) education, (5) law, and (6) marine science. Students will be selected for the respective Honor Councils in the manner determined by the student governing bodies of each unit: (1) the Undergraduate Honor Council, (2) the Student Bar Association in Arts and Sciences, (3) the M.B.A. Association, (4) the Graduate Students in Education Association, (5) the Student Bar Association in the Law School, and (6) the VIMS Graduate Student Association.
Section 4.2: Selection of Honor Council Members
The student governing bodies of the respective academic units shall determine the manner of selecting their Honor Council members, procedures for removal of Honor Council members, and qualifications for membership on their Councils.
Section 4.3: Jurisdiction
When a student is accused of violating the Honor Code, the Honor Council for the academic unit in which the accused student is enrolled as a degree candidate shall hear and determine the case according to these procedures. An accused student who is not enrolled as a degree candidate in any specific academic unit shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the undergraduate Honor Council. An accused student enrolled as a joint degree candidate, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Honor Council in which the accuser is enrolled, if the accuser and accused are enrolled in the same academic unit. If the accused joint degree student and the accuser are not enrolled in the same academic unit, the accused student enrolled as a joint degree candidate may elect to be tried before the Honor Council of either of the academic programs in which he or she is enrolled.
Section 4.4: Council of Chairs
A separate Council of Chairs, consisting of the Chief Justice of each of the six Honor Councils, will be responsible for the oversight and management of the Honor System. The Council of Chairs will monitor the work of the various Councils to ensure that they function as a unified system. Among its specific duties, the Council of Chairs, in conjunction with the Office of the Dean of Students, will educate the student bodies regarding Honor Code standards and procedures, will coordinate the training of Honor Council members, investigators and Student Counsel, and will be responsible for ensuring that each student, upon matriculation at the College, executes a pledge to abide by and uphold the honor system.
SECTION 1: BACKGROUND
SECTION 2: INFRACTIONS
SECTION 3: RIGHTS AND DUTIES
SECTION 5: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 6: SANCTIONS
SECTION 7: POST-VERDICT REVIEW AND APPEAL
SECTION 8: AMENDMENT
SECTION 9: PUBLIC NOTICE