A module educating students about integrity and the honor system might be mandatory for incoming students as early as the fall of 2013.
In its overhaul of UNC’s honor system, the honor system task force has pinpointed a lack of student knowledge as one of the main issues.
Zealan Hoover, student body vice president and a resident adviser, said he asked his residents what they thought the punishment would be for cheating on an exam.
“Very few people know that they could be suspended for cheating on a test,” he said. ‘That’s an entirely different issue.”
Amanda Claire Grayson, the incoming student attorney general, has been working on the module.
The program will likely include a slide of text followed by a slide with questions, and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete, she said.
The module is in its early stages, but task force members said they are adamant in their push for student outreach.
Other ideas proposed include a mandatory one-hour class for incoming students and a promotional video to raise awareness.
Jan Boxill, chairwoman of the faculty and the committee, said she has created two subcommittees in order to focus the task force’s efforts.