Personal and professional honesty is a keystone of excellence in academic pursuits, scientific research, and service. In 1978 the School Assembly drafted an Honor Code relating specifically to student/faculty responsibilities in assuring academic integrity. In 1992 the School's Academic Standards Committee further defined the students' responsibilities in assuring that academic integrity is maintained. These documents were reviewed and revised by specially appointed Honor Code Committees, with student and faculty members, in 2003 and 2008, and are described in full on the pages below. This current version went into effect in late August, 2009.
 

As of May 24th, 2010, the Mailman School of Public Health actively uses the software program "Turnitin." This is one part of its comprehensive approach to its Honor Code. This includes a focus on education and prevention but also ecompasses detection of possible violations.