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  • Hearing Policies

    The hearing is closed to the public in all cases.  Hearings typically are not audio recorded, and never video recorded. However, any of the participants in the hearing can request that the hearing

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  • Hearing Board Structure

    Upon referral of a case from the Investigating Officer (IO), the Executive Director and the Faculty Chair of the Honor Council will organize a hearing board and, in writing, notify the accused studen

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  • Waivers

    In order to expedite the process, the accused student may sign a waiver of his or her right to the usual week’s notice prior to a hearing. When applicable, this waiver will usually be given to the ac

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  • What to Expect at a Hearing

    Honor Council hearings are not courts of law. Rather, they are intended to serve an informative and educational purpose for the accused, hearing board members, and University officials alike. Tho

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  • The System in Practice

    This area of our site is designed to supplement and clarify the official policy found in The Honor System booklet. It should prove useful for a wide audience seeking to better understand the workings

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  • VI. The Honor System Procedure

    The general procedure can be divided into four stages: report, investigation, adjudication, and sanction. A. Report Any member of the University community with information concerning a pos

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  • Sanctioning Guidelines

    The sanctioning guidelines are used by the Hearing Board during hearings conducted by the Honor Council, and by the Executive Board when recommending a sanction as part of the Expedited Process. 

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  • V. The Honor Council

    A. Membership The Honor Council shall consist of three Assemblies: students, faculty, and deans’ representatives. Each assembly will select from its members individuals to serve on the Executi

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  • IV. Student Status with Respect to the Honor System

    All traditional Georgetown University undergraduate students, master's degree students except those enrolled in an MBA program, and Ph.D. students enrolled in coursework, usually in their first

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  • III. Standards of Conduct

    Without regard to motive, student conduct that is academically dishonest, evidences lack of academic integrity or trustworthiness, or unfairly impinges upon the intellectual rights and privileges

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