Welcome to the Colorado College Honor Council

The Colorado College Academic Honor System

The Academic Honor System is an essential part of the college program. Under the Honor System, students take tests without proctors. The system also covers rules for research papers and other assignments. It is based on trust and maturity. It reflects the academic attitude of the Colorado College community.

Before entering the college, students pledge to uphold the Honor Code, whose principles and rules are embodied in the Constitution of the Honor System. All students are expected to read and understand it in its entirety. Violations are handled by the Honor Council.

Foundation of the Honor System

The Honor System is the Constitution and these bylaws. The Honor Code amounts to the Introduction, General Guidelines, Article I and Article III §2e of the Constitution of the Honor System. The purpose of the Honor System is to foster students' maturity and academic responsibility through the atmosphere of mutual trust. The result of this atmosphere is the creation of a personal ethical code that will be maintained and strengthened long after graduation from the Colorado College.

It is the duty of the Honor Council to assure that the Honor System is maintained and enforced. Their responsibilities include: educating the campus community about he Honor System, investigating and trying possible Honor Code violations, and conducting fair hearings to determine an appropriate penalty. The Honor Council's primary objective to assure that that atmosphere of mutual trust purposed by the Honor System is maintained and expanded upon.

The Role of the Honor Council

The Honor Council protects and preserves the academic rights of the student body. It has 16 voting members, all elected students. The council notifies an accused student of an academic violation, then conducts its own hearings. All proceedings are kept confidential.

Students have the right to appeal Honor Council verdicts within 72 hours of conviction.

Please Note: Students are completely responsible for knowing and upholding the Honor Code. Moreover, the Colorado College and the Honor Council take violations very seriously and such violations can be a grounds for dismissal from the college.

Information and Resources

Resources: Resources on how to properly cite other work, who to turn to for help when working on an assignment, etc.
Biographies: Meet the members of the Honor Council.
Constitution: This is the Colorado College Constitution of the Honor Code.
Anonymous Feedback: Have a question? Want to say a comment to the Honor Council? or Do you want to be the good Samaritan and report a violation? Do so here anonymously.
Steps of Investigation: These are the steps taken for when someone is accused of violating the Honor Code.
New Member Applications: Interested in becoming an Honor Council member? Please visit this page for important information.
Faculty: Designed for faculty use. Note this page is still under construction.