THE HONOR COURT REVEALED

Nearly every day, the UNC Undergraduate Honor Court hears cases on alleged Honor Code violations. The court recently compiled
information on case activity from Summer 2005 to Spring 2010 following a public records request from The Daily Tar Heel.

1. CHARGE VOLUME

2005-06 204 Academic Charges

Plagiarism

Unauthorized use
2006-07 206 of materials (e.g. notes)
Other academic cheating

Conduct Charges
2007-08
180 DUI/DWI
Drug offenses
Reckless/dangerous
2008-09 187 behavior
Damaging University
property
2009-10 187 Other conduct

0 50 100 150 200

Number and types of charges brought to the Honor Court
The above graph shows the volume of cases brought before the Honor Court. Charges are divided into two categories—academic and conduct.

2. PLEAS AND VERDICTS 3. SANCTIONS

Students’ pleas to Honor Court charges Honor Court sanctions by type, 2006 to 2010
Summer 2005 to Spring 2010
300 Academic violations
31% 255
Conduct violations
Not guilty 243
250
216
200
69% 161
Guilty 150

Honor Court verdicts

100
Summer 2005 to Spring 2010 81
57
11% 50
Not guilty 24
10 11
0
Permanent Definite Indefinite Definite Indefinite Restitution Written Other Community
expulsion/ suspension suspension probation probation warning service
89% suspension
Guilty Type of sanction
The above pie charts show students’ pleas The above graph shows the different sanctions given to offenders for academic and conduct
and the resulting verdicts. violations. The 2005-06 Honor Court report did not provide a breakdown of the sanctions.
SOURCE: UNC UNDERGRADUATE HONOR SYSTEM DTH/RYAN KURTZMAN, NATASHA SMITH, JESSICA TOBIN