Consult VCU's Rules & Procedures for a complete text on the Honor System
Honor System
The VCU Honor System is based on the foundation that honesty, truth, and integrity are values central to our mission as an institution of higher education. In a community devoted to learning, a foundation of honor must exist if that community is to thrive with respect and harmony.
Violations of the VCU Honor System
The categories of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, any deliberate and dishonest act that results in, or could result in, a student receiving an unfair advantage in an academic matter:
- Plagiarism
- Cheating
- Lying
- Stealing
- Facilitation
Violation Notification
Notification will sent via US Certified Mail to the address on record and via VCU e-mail. Addresses and contact numbers should be given to the office when contacted.
A student's parent or guardian will not be notified of an alleged violation of the VCU Honor System. A student can authorize them to have access to confidential information, allowing the university to respond to their inquiries. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA,1974) affords students this right.
Records
Records of violations and sanctions assessed (not involving suspension or expulsion) are kept
- Until completion of the program the student's enrolled in at the time of the violation
- Or three academic years following the violation, Whichever is longer.
Five years from the date the sanction is assessed, students may request removal of transcript notations (except those for suspension, expulsion or revocation which are maintained permanently by the Provost and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, or designee).