Fundamental Standard and Conduct Code

All Stanford students are subject to institutional policies and expectations regarding personal and academic conduct. The primary conduct codes are the Fundamental Standard and the Honor Code.

The Fundamental Standard, adopted in 1906, states: "Students are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor, and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens. Failure to do this will be sufficient cause for removal from the University."

The Honor Code, adopted in 1921 at the behest of the student body, is essentially the application of the Fundamental Standard to academic matters. Its essence is that in exchange for the faculty not proctoring or taking unreasonable precautions to prevent academic dishonesty, students will neither give nor receive unpermitted aid in any work that is utilized as a basis of grading.

For more specific information on the Fundamental Standard, the Honor Code, and other policies governing student conduct at Stanford, please access: http://judicialaffairs.stanford.edu.