Judicial Affairs

At the annual Matriculation Ceremony, all entering students subscribe to the Integrity Principle by making this public promise:

"I believe that personal integrity is essential. Therefore I accept responsibility for my actions and promise that I will examine the motives and consequences of all that I do, so that my actions consistently reflect my wholehearted commitment to the search for knowledge and self-understanding. I will be fair, civil and honest with all other members of the University community and respect their safety, rights, privileges, and property."

In making this commitment, all students publicly acknowledge that the Integrity Code is the primary measure by which they will examine their motives and actions and the fundamental mechanism which guarantees the right of all other members of the Puget Sound community to pursue their educational goals successfully. Students thus matriculate as full members of the University community, embracing all of its obligations and enjoying all of its privileges.

The Standards of Integrity provide more specific explication of how the Principle is exercised and apply to all students and student groups, both on-campus and off-campus, who are engaged in activities sponsored by the University or by a University organization, or who represent the University in some recognized capacity.

The practical aim of the Integrity Code is to Create education experiences from which students develop both skill and confidence in making personal judgments and appreciating their consequences. Although all members of the University community are expected to abide by the Integrity Principle and its attendant obligations, the Standards provide an additional education resource. They describe in more specific detail the expectations which all members of the Puget Sound community are required to meet.

Standard One
Standard Two
Standard Three
Standard Four
Standard Five
Standard Six