The Council hears individually from the character witnesses for the accused, from all material witnesses involved including the accuser, and from the accused student. The accused may ask any person who has not had legal training to serve as an advisor. The Council trains several students to serve as advisors. The accused and his or her advisor are present during the presentation of all testimony, but not during the Council s discussion or votes. A vote of ten of the twelve Council members is necessary to find the accused guilty.
Penalties range from the minimum of failure in the course to the maximum of expulsion.
Expulsion must be approved by a vote of at least ten of the Council s twelve members. Other penalties require only a majority vote of the Council s members present. If mitigating circumstances are found regarding the commission of the violation, the Council may, by a vote of ten members present, elect to suspend the minimum penalty of failure. This action does not, however, alter the finding of guilt by the Honor Council. The Board may either reaffirm the decision of Council, send the case back to the Council with recommendations of modifications, or overturn the Council s decision and impose its own ruling.