20.1.1.2  Essential Functions of the Aggie Honor System Office

The Aggie Honor System Office shall administer the Texas A&M University Honor System.

The AHSO shall have the authority to modify the rules set forth in this document and create new ones as circumstances change. It shall create processes and operating procedures to implement the Honor System, communicate updates to the university community, and enforce the rules described below.

The AHSO shall be the central office responsible for maintaining academic misconduct records and for coordinating communication, prevention, training, remediation, and adjudication efforts for Texas A&M University.

Additionally, the AHSO shall provide assistance to members of the university community when questions or concerns pertaining to academic misconduct arise. Students and instructors may call the AHSO staff for clarification and assistance when reporting.

Finally, the AHSO shall oversee the operations and functioning of the Honor Council, a body of students and faculty established to investigate, hear, and adjudicate allegations of academic misconduct. University staff may be trained to serve as non-voting committee chairs.