Section 1720-03-01-.01 - PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE(1) The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ("UTHSC") expects and requires all students to exemplify personal integrity and responsibility in the classroom, laboratory, clinics, and other academic endeavors. UTHSC also expects and requires UTHSC students to interact with patients, colleagues, and other members of the university community in a professional and ethical manner. These expectations and requirements provide the foundation for the UTHSC Honor System ("Honor System").(2) The Honor System is composed of the following:(a) The Honor Code, Chapter 1720-03-01-.02, which sets forth expected behaviors in the classroom, laboratories and clinical settings;(b) The Honor Code Pledge, Chapter 1720-03-01-.03, which all students sign as a condition of enrollment;(c) Rules relating to the administration of the Honor System, Chapter 1720-03-01-.04;(d) Rules relating to penalties associated with violations of the Honor Code, Chapter 1720-03-01-.05;(e) A process for appealing a finding of a violation of the Honor Code, Chapter 1720-03-01-.06; and(f) The composition and functioning of the College Honor Councils, Chapter 1720-03-01-.07.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-03-01-.01
Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed July 29, 1983; effective October 14, 1983. Repeal and new rule filed October 16, 1984; effective January 14, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Repeal and new rule filed June 18, 1996; effective October 28, 1996. Amendment filed November 17, 2000; effective March 30, 2001. Repeal and new rules filed January 6, 2016; effective April 5, 2016. Agency filed a 30 day stay on March 29, 2016; new effective date 5/5/2016.Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e) and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5, and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.