Dean of Undergraduates

a. All quizzes, tests and examinations are covered by the system.

b. All themes, essays and papers are covered by the system. The amount of communication among students (proofreading, discussion of ideas, etc.) and the amount of reference materials allowed is entirely at the discretion of the professor, who should state very precisely what is expected in this area.
c. A professor may place homework or any other academic assignment under the Honor System and should be explicit concerning communication among students and references that are allowed.
d. Laboratory and computer work is considered covered by the Honor System. Although the professor should make clear the extent of collaboration allowed on these assignments, it is the student’s responsibility to ask of the professor her or his requirements for that project.

a. Entering Students. All students entering Rice pledge their support to the Honor System by signing a matriculation card to this effect. Students must complete, sign and return a matriculation card in order to be allowed to register.
b. Pledge. The examination pledge is required at the end of all examinations, tests and quizzes, and it may appear at the desire of the professor on all other projects under the Honor System. The absence of the pledge from the academic work normally covered by the Honor System does not remove that work from under the system.
c. Classrooms. The professor is responsible for making sure tests are given in classrooms that are large enough to allow the students to seat themselves in the proper method of alternating chairs and alternating rows.
d. Monitoring. Professors may not monitor examinations, but they may remain in the room for questions and consultation.
e. Violation of the Honor System. Anyone who discovers evidence of a possible violation of the Honor System should inform an Honor Council member immediately. Under the Honor System, the Honor Council is charged with the sole responsibility of  investigating suspected violations and recommending possible punishment. No legal representative is allowed to be present in any hearing.
f. Confidentiality. Faculty members are requested to observe the same confidentiality required of students with respect to accusations, trials and results.