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aCademiC rULes and regULations
The Honour Code
LUC The Hague is an honours college in every sense of the word. Not only
does it enshrine the top academic standards, it also expects the highest levels of
conduct from its members - both students and staff alike.
The Honour Code describes our joint commitment to uphold the values and
ideals of LUC The Hague as well as the highest standards of academic and social
conduct. Our Honour Code, which rests on LUC’s commitment to individual
responsibility and mutual respect, is the backbone of our college community
and our integrity as scholars. It is the over-arching code within which all LUC’s
other rules and regulations reside: infringements of the Honour Code, not
withstanding other conventions, will be acted upon. As such, the Honour Code
falls under the direct responsibility and authority of the Dean of LUC. Whilst
it should be hoped that this code will not need to be invoked, violations of its
terms will be taken seriously and consequences can be severe. In the worst cases,
expulsion from LUC may be necessary.
1. The Honour Code is an undertaking of the students, individually and collectively:
a. that they will not give or receive aid in examinations; that they will not give
or receive unpermitted aid in class work, in the preparation of reports, or in
any other work that is to be used by the instructor as the basis of grading;
b. that they will acknowledge the sources of all information that they have
gathered, including the work of other students;
c. that they will do their share and take an active part in seeing to it that others
as well as themselves uphold the spirit and letter of the Honour Code.
2. The faculty on its part manifests its confidence in the honour of its students
by refraining from taking unusual and unreasonable precautions to prevent
the forms of dishonesty mentioned above. The faculty will give the students
trust. The faculty will also avoid, as far as practicable, academic procedures
that create temptations to violate the Honour Code.
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