The Honor System and Honor Code
In addition to the academic program, personal honor and integrity are developed and emphasized at Blue Mountain Christian University. The ultimate goals in student development are intellectual integrity, academic excellence, civility, and Christian character.
Learning to live with others is an important part of a student’s education at Blue Mountain Christian University. The Universitye realizes the importance of students accepting responsibility for their actions and development. To assist in this process, the University has adopted an honor system based on the belief in the individual honor and trustworthiness of every student. To make clear just what is expected of each member of the student body, a formal statement of the obligation has been set forth in the honor code. The object of every provision of the honor code is to promote worthy individual conduct and to maintain a satisfactory system of government.
Besides the obligation of students to keep the regulations and to report their own violations, they must use their influence with the other members of the student body for their development as good citizens. Thus, the code is an expression of the Christian spirit.
Each student is expected to accept responsibility to protect the honor system from actions and attitudes that may weaken it. The exercise of this responsibility involves an obligation for fellow students’ relations to the University life. The unchanging obligation is to prevent the occurrence of detrimental actions and attitudes.