Honor Code

Respect Others

Every child of God has a fundamental right to be treated with respect. The savior said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matt. 25:40). The need for respect is readily apparent when we look at the effect our actions have on behavior by posing the question, "What if everyone in society did this?" Members of the BYU community might well ask themselves a similar question: "What would this community be like if everyone was treated like I treat others?"

The way we treat others shows how we value them as people and as brothers and sisters. Every member of the university community is expected to treat others in a way that will foster the Spirit of the Lord and contribute to the well-being of everyone else at BYU and in the community.

• Professors and students alike deserve our courtesy; we listen as others speak and attend to other rules of decorum.
• Respect is demonstrated by our language, courtesy, and demeanor. Before reporting noncompliance to the Honor Code Office, we should discuss the situation with those we deem disrespectful.

• Roommates deserve our respect which we demonstrate by controlling the volume of our entertainment, the observance of housing standards, and fostering of a clean, wholesome living environment.
• Landlords deserve our respect which we demonstrate by the care we give to their property, avoiding unnecessary wear and tear, seeking permission before hosting guests overnight, and observing all aspects of our written and verbal contracts with them.
• We should remember that any form of noncompliance is a breach of our word of honor.

Residential Living Standards and Single Student Housing Policy

• The university expects single students, whether they live on or off campus, to adhere to the Residential Living Standards (Undergraduate Catalog).
• Minor violations of the Residential Living Standards are generally not handled through the Honor Code Office; persons wishing to make referrals are encouraged to work with housing managers, ecclesiastical leaders, and roommates, before the problems escalate to the level that the Honor Code Office becomes involved.
• On-campus visiting hours vary in different housing areas, but essentially require visitors of the opposite sex to leave by 12 midnight on every night except Friday, when they may remain until 1:30 a.m. Students should determine when visiting hours begin in the mornings.
• Off-campus visiting hours begin at 9 a.m., and they specify that visitors of the opposite sex must leave the apartments no later than midnight except for Fridays when they extend till 1:30 a.m. Landlords are authorized to restrict these hours if they desire.
• Members of the opposite sex should never enter the bedroom or other private areas of an apartment; their visits should be limited to more appropriate areas such as the kitchen or living room.
• Entering the bedroom of a person of the opposite sex to study, to type a paper, to talk privately, or for any other reason never justifies the breach of one's word of honor and contractual agreements.
• Though students stay in the apartments of members of the opposite sex beyond authorized visiting hours for reasons that have no sexual undertones, honorable students will respect all residents in the apartment and not impose their need to visit above the contractual rights of others.
• Students who fail to comply with the residential living standards are usually placed on probation or suspended.

• Property is the possession of one or more individuals, so respect for property demonstrates respect for others.
• We care for the possessions of others as we would care for our own, perhaps even showing greater care for the property of others than we show for our own.
• The property of the university merits our respect as well, so we avoid graffiti, abuse of lawns and grounds, marring of surfaces, making of trails, etc.
• We use property only with permission for the purpose and with the limits intended.