Honor Code

The Honor Code is a somewhat nebulous concept governing academic honesty at Oberlin College.

In a nutshell, it says:

• don't cheat and don't let others cheat off of you;
• don't plagiarize;
• professors must leave during exams; and
• students must write and sign the Honor Pledge on all assignments.

(In practice, few professors care about the last point except occasionally on tests.)

It also provides for the Student Honor Committee to oversee the Honor Code and how it's handled.

The Honor Code is available online as a PDF. (And, thanks to the boundless wonders of Google, you can see an HTMLized version.)

It was last revised on April 30, 2002, and according to section G.2, will be reviewed every five years starting in 2005.