Honor Code Purpose
The Academic and Professional Honor System at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia (USC SOMC) seeks to recognize the high degree of academic, personal, and professional integrity and uphold those values for the benefit of students, faculty, staff, and patients and clients. The Honor System obligates USC SOMC students, as future professionals and representatives of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, to conduct themselves with honor and integrity in all aspects of their lives. The Honor System fosters an environment of trust that benefits the student-faculty relationship and USC SOMC as a whole. Each student at the USC SOMC agrees to abide by the codes set forth by the Honor System.
Honor System
Academic integrity and strict adherence to the South Carolina School of Medicine honor system are core elements of our Medical School programs.
Honor Code Document
This Academic and Professional Honor System document [pdf] serves to inform the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia student body about:
- Their responsibilities outlined in the written Honor Code, Code of Conduct, and Professional Code of Conduct;
- The expectancy that they participate in investigations into alleged violations of the written codes;
- The process of honor and conduct reviews regarding reported violations of the codes; and
- The process for conferring with School of Medicine Columbia administration regarding such violations.