Honor Code

ROLES OF ECCLESIASTICAL LEADERS AND HONOR CODE OFFICE PERSONNEL

Roles of Ecclesiastical Leaders

1. Determine students' ecclesiastical endorsement status.

2. Report ecclesiastical actions when they involve disfellowshipment, excommunication, or disaffiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

3. Counsel students placed on Honor Code probation and referred to ecclesiastical leaders by the Honor Code Office for violations of the Honor Code.

4. Refer students to the Honor Code Office as part of the repentance process as deemed necessary.

5. Communicate with the university regarding nonconfidentially- obtained violation reports.

Roles of Honor Code Office Counselors

1. Encourage students to contact their ecclesiastical leader when there have been Honor Code violations.

2. Consult with ecclesiastical leaders regarding nonconfidential and nonprivileged information and, with appropriate consent, regarding confidential and privileged information with respect to the facts and action being considered and/ or taken.

3. Inform ecclesiastical leaders when students are required to leave the university whether or not the students have signed a Waiver of Priest/ Parishioner Privilege and Consent to Share Confidential Information form since leaving school potentially impacts LDS students' membership in the church unit.

4. Require students to counsel with and resolve ecclesiastical issues related to their Honor Code violations as part of their conditions of probation or of reentry into the university.

Roles of Honor Code Office Support Personnel

1. Facilitate the annual endorsement of continuing students.

2. Provide administrative support to counselors by creating and maintaining student educational records.

3. Maintain current policy and procedures handbook.

4. Generate statistical reports of Honor Code Office interactions.