General Judiciary

Wellesley College Honor Code

The Wellesley College honor system is central to our mission as a liberal arts college. Honor is the foundation of teaching, learning, and community life at Wellesley, and all students share responsibility for preserving this foundation. We therefore subscribe to the following Honor Code:

As a Wellesley College student, I will act with honesty, integrity, and respect. In making this commitment, I am accountable to the community and dedicate myself to a life of honor.

The Honor Code applies to all aspects of campus life. While the Honor Code allows for a significant degree of individual freedom, it provides a general framework of values. Commitment to the standards of honesty, integrity, respect, and accountability in the Honor Code encompasses:

making decisions that can be justified, not as excusable or understandable, but as honorable;
encouraging each other to live up to these standards and supporting each other should we fall short;
observing the guidelines for academic integrity and collaboration set forth by individual faculty members;
adhering to all college regulations and policies, and all local, state, and federal laws;
publicly discussing, rather than privately violating, such regulations, policies, and laws with which we disagree;
reporting suspected Honor Code violations; and,
seeking guidance from the chief justice, General Judiciary members, faculty, or student life staff to address questions about the Honor Code.

Students will reexamine and consider changes to the Honor Code at least every four years. The General Judiciary, a joint student-faculty committee, will be responsible for policies and procedures pertaining to the judicial system.

Letter from Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh

Created August 2006
Modified on February 8, 2008
Expires on August 31, 2008