Editing Academic honor code (section)

{{Short description|Ethical principles governing U.S. academia}}
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An '''academic honor code''' or [[honor system]] in the United States is a set of rules or ethical principles governing an academic community based on [[ideal (ethics)|ideals]] that define what constitutes honorable behaviour within that community.  The use of an honor code depends on the notion that people (at least within the community) can be [[Trust (sociology)|trusted]] to act honorably.  Those who are in violation of the honor code can be subject to various [[Sanctions (law)|sanctions]], including [[expulsion (academia)|expulsion]] from the institution.{{cn|date=May 2020}} or in other words, honor code is like a pledge taken by students to the effect that they will uphold academic integrity and ethical behavior and will not engage in any kind of cheating, stealing, and misrepresentation. One of the first such codes was created at the [[College of William & Mary]] in the early 18th Century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Honor Code & Honor Councils|url=https://www.wm.edu/offices/deanofstudents/services/communityvalues/honorcodeandcouncils/honorcode/index.php|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=William & Mary}}</ref>