The teachers' temptations are too great and this act of cheating sacrifices the students learning. The solution is to clearly define what is cheating and what is not. Written Honor Systems alleviates any confusion on what is considered academic dishonesty. Statistically, Academic Honor Codes greatly reduce cheating. In colleges without honor codes, one in five students self reported more than three incidents of cheating on tests, compared to 1 in 16 incidents reported with honor codes.
Statistics show even college faculty are reluctant to report cheating.
Less than 400 of 800 professors surveyed on 16 campuses in 1992 have ever reported cheating in their classroom. Overall, I agree that an Honor System is a keen idea that every university should implement. It clears up and prevents any skepticism and ambiguity of what is considered academic dishonesty. I think Belmont s Honor System is fair and well written with the exception of the Multiple Submissions violation. In addition, I like the fact that not only students are expected to abide by it, but also every faculty and administrator and all other personnel.