For purposes of consistency, the Honor Council uses a document called the Consensus Penalty Structure (CPS) to guide its deliberation about what sanction should follow a given Honor Code violation. The CPS establishes a starting point for penalty deliberations based on the weight of the assignment at issue in calculating a student’s overall grade in the course where misconduct occurred. The Honor Council has liberty to deviate from the CPS, as circumstances warrant, on a case-by-case basis; the CPS document outlines some scenarios under which such a deviation may occur. The CPS is not a binding document, and authority ultimately lies with the Honor Council to determine penalties for each individual case.

The current Consensus Penalty Structure, used for cases received after February 24th, 2023, can be viewed here.

The Consensus Penalty Structure used for cases received after October 22, 2016 but before March 2, 2019 can be viewed here. The  Consensus Penalty Structure used for cases received after March 2, 2019 but before February 24th, 2023 can be viewed here.

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