In 1977, the student body ratified a Constitution for the Honor Committee. This Constitution codifies the main tenets of the Honor System such as its single sanction punishment of expulsion and the criteria under which an act can be considered an Honor offense. It also guarantees students facing trial certain rights under the System. Though, amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by a 2/3 majority vote of the Honor Committee, ratification of such amendments must be passed by a vote of the student body. Thus, the Honor Committee Constitution accords the student body with the right to change the Honor System directly or override the will of the Honor Committee by popular referendum. To see the full-text of the Honor Committee Constitution, click here.

The purpose of the by-laws of the Honor Committee is to describe generally the powers of the Honor Committee and its associated support officers, as well as the procedures of the Honor System. While the by-laws contain many specific provisions, they are not meant to be an exhaustive list of enumerated powers, responsibilities, and procedures that extend to every imaginable contingency. Instead they are a general framework from which the Committee, using sound judgment and reason, can deduce the extent of its power and responsibility, and the procedural limitations on the Honor System. To see the full-text of the Honor Committee By-laws, click here.