Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-01-.01 - PURPOSE

(1) The Honor Code is a means by which the student can maintain his/her own integrity and also be loyal to the community which has admitted him/her to membership. Any person duly registered for any course is a student in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and takes upon himself/herself the privileges and responsibilities of membership in this community. The Honor Code of the University is based upon the assumption that the student recognizes the fundamental importance of honesty in all his/her dealings within this community. The very nature of education makes it a cooperative enterprise between student and teacher and between student and student. Any act of dishonesty violates and weakens this relationship and lessens the value of the education the student is pursuing.

(2) Honor Code Pledge. I pledge that I will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid on any test or assignment. I understand that plagiarism constitutes a serious instance of unauthorized aid. I further pledge that I will exert every effort to insure that the Honor Code is upheld by others and that I will actively support the establishment and continuance of a campus-wide climate of honor and integrity.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-01-.01

Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed August 22, 1980; effective December 1, 1980. Amendment filed August 30, 1981; effective November 30, 1981. Amendment filed August 31, 1982; effective November 15, 1982. Amendment filed October 16, 1984; effective January 14, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986.

Authority: Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5 and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.