As described in the College's Academic Honesty in the Writing of Essays brochure, academic honesty is essential in the college community: "It is assumed that students author all course work (quizzes, tests, papers, lab work, etc ) which they submit. Any ideas, data, or phrases borrowed from others should be fully identified in writing by standard procedures....An act of academic dishonesty is a serious offense in a college community. By seeking credit for work that is not his or her own, a student takes unfair advantage of fellow students, who accept their limitations, and of teachers, who trust that the work received is the student's. Dishonesty in academic work, particularly in the form of plagiarism, also defeats the process of self discovery which is the heart of a liberal education."

Students must familiarize themselves with the booklet Academic Honesty in the Writing of Essays and Other Papers which is prepared by the Office of the Dean of the College and distributed to all students.