Offenses under the Honor Code

General Responsibilities

It shall be the responsibility of every student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to:

1. Obey and support the enforcement of the Honor Code;
   
2. Refrain from lying, cheating, or stealing;
   
3. Conduct themselves so as not to impair significantly the welfare or the educational opportunities of others in the University community; and
   
4. Refrain from conduct that impairs or may impair the capacity of University and associated personnel to perform their duties, manage resources, protect the safety and welfare of members of the University community, and maintain the integrity of the University.

Offenses proscribed by this section include, but shall not be limited to, those set out in Sections II.B and II.C. Additional guidance concerning the interpretation of Section II of this Instrument may from time to time be issued by the Committee on Student Conduct as provided in Section V.E.

Academic Dishonesty

It shall be the responsibility of every student enrolled at the University of North Carolina to support the principles of academic integrity and to refrain from all forms of academic dishonesty, including but not limited to, the following:

1. Plagiarism in the form of deliberate or reckless representation of another’s words, thoughts, or ideas as one’s own without attribution in connection with submission of academic work, whether graded or otherwise.
   
2. Falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of data, other information, or citations in connection with an academic assignment, whether graded or otherwise.
   
3. Unauthorized assistance or unauthorized collaboration in connection with academic work, whether graded or otherwise.
   
4. Cheating on examinations or other academic assignments, whether graded or otherwise, including but not limited to the following:
   
   • Using unauthorized materials and methods (notes, books, electronic information, telephonic or other forms of electronic communication, or other sources or methods);
     
   • Violating or subverting requirements governing administration of examinations or other academic assignments;
     
   • Compromising the security of examinations or academic assignments;
   • Representing another’s work as one’s own; or
     
   • Engaging in other actions that compromise the integrity of the grading or evaluation process.
5. Deliberately furnishing false information to members of the University community in connection with their efforts to prevent, investigate, or enforce University requirements regarding academic dishonesty.
   
6. Forging, falsifying, or misusing University documents, records, identification cards, computers, or other resources so as to violate requirements regarding academic dishonesty.
   
7. Violating other University policies that are designed to assure that academic work conforms to requirements relating to academic integrity.
   
8. Assisting or aiding another to engage in acts of academic dishonesty prohibited by Section II.B.

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