Student Conduct and Community Standards
The Cornerstone of Agnes Scott Life
The cornerstone of Agnes Scott life is the Honor System, which is founded on the support, the mature judgment and the personal integrity of each student. By entering Agnes Scott, a student voluntarily pledges her support to the regulation and spirit of the community. As a member of this community, she accepts a definite responsibility for herself and for her fellow students, which leads to responsible freedom within the structure of the Honor System.
The Honor System is an expression of trust in students and in their willingness to uphold the ideals of the community. Under the Honor System, regulations—both social and academic—are based upon their value to the community and to the individual student.
The Honor Pledge of Agnes Scott College
In choosing Agnes Scott, a student accepts the Honor System as her way of life and formally adopts it by the following pledge:
Agnes Scott Mission
Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times.
Agnes Scott College provides a dynamic liberal arts and sciences curriculum of the highest standards so that students and faculty can realize their full creative and intellectual potential.
Agnes Scott College fosters an environment in which women can develop high expectations for themselves as individuals, scholars, professionals, and citizens of the world.
Agnes Scott College strives to be a just and inclusive community that expects honorable behavior, encourages spiritual inquiry and promotes respectful dialogue across differences.
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