Codes of Honor Codes of Honor and Conduct and Conduct

By Hampden-Sydney CollegeBy Hampden-Sydney College

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Backed by more than two centuries of Backed by more than two centuries of tradition, Virginia's all-male Hampden-tradition, Virginia's all-male Hampden-Sydney College teaches students to Sydney College teaches students to uphold the values of civility and honor uphold the values of civility and honor during their time in school and during their time in school and throughout their lives. The College's throughout their lives. The College's Honor Code and Honor Code and Code of Conduct Code of Conduct provides guidelines by which students provides guidelines by which students measure their actions toward others. measure their actions toward others. 

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The Honor Code encompasses the full The Honor Code encompasses the full range of social, academic, and professional range of social, academic, and professional interactions that define student life. In interactions that define student life. In agreeing to the Code, students give their agreeing to the Code, students give their word that they will not engage in actions word that they will not engage in actions that give them an advantage through that give them an advantage through dishonest behavior such as lying or dishonest behavior such as lying or cheating. These ethical principles have an cheating. These ethical principles have an overarching goal of fostering an overarching goal of fostering an educational community based on trust and educational community based on trust and respect. respect. 

Codes of Honor and Codes of Honor and ConductConduct

Hampden-Sydney College's Code of Hampden-Sydney College's Code of Conduct emphasizes a core Conduct emphasizes a core commitment to treating others in the commitment to treating others in the same way that students themselves same way that students themselves expect to be treated. In tandem with expect to be treated. In tandem with these two core principles, a corollary these two core principles, a corollary rule calls for civility in all everyday rule calls for civility in all everyday interactions. interactions.