Stumbled on this this afternoon, taken from the College's website (
Student Life). I guess that explains quite a bit?
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It’s not kid stuff.
We expect great things from our students, and that includes trusting them to behave with maturity and integrity. Our trust is so strong that we’ve put issues of academic and social integrity in the hands of our students. It’s the Honor Code, and it’s an important part of the HMC experience.
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On a side note, I know someone that took a class here this past semester. Take home midterm and final. To bad I never had that when I was going to school.
edit: I guess this is the better link
The Honor Code
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The Honor Code
HMC’s Honor Code is a matter of trust and team play. It is not a class in ethics or a set of rules dictated by the faculty. It's a way of life, created and governed by students—respected by everyone. The Honor Code is based on the simple premise that, given the chance, people will do the right thing.
The Official Standard of Conduct
The Honor Code states that students are expected to act as responsible individuals, to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity both personally and academically, and to respect the rights of others. The college considers these standards to be essential to its academic mission and its community life.
What the Honor Code Means for Our Students
The Honor Code means closed-book exams in your dorm room. It means that during lunch at Platt Campus Center you'll see unattended bikes, skateboards, unicycles, book bags containing laptop computers and other personal possessions. It means having an expensive calculator returned to you after you left it behind in the lab. And it also means 24-hour student access—via card swipes—to state-of-the-art computers, labs, studios and shops.
Why the Honor Code Works
Students come to Mudd because they're serious about getting a great education. When you come to campus, you'll find an atmosphere that encourages honesty and cooperation. Students are immersed in an environment that reduces grade competition, in which freshmen experience their first semester at Mudd with a "High Pass/Pass/No Pass" grade system. Each Mudder has made a decision to join a community whose members act with honesty and integrity.
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Society might have something to learn here.