Brigham Young University

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Honor Code

All students and faculty must agree to adhere to a strict honor code. The BYU honor code governs academic behavior, morality, and dress and grooming standards of students and faculty, with the aim of providing an atmosphere consistent with church principles. Students must commit to being honest, chaste and virtuous; abstaining from illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, coffee and tea (substances forbidden by the Word of Wisdom); using clean language; and abiding by the guidelines for dress, grooming, and housing. For example, skirts and shorts must reach to the knee and shirts may not be sleeveless. Male students may not wear beards or goatees without permission; such permission is usually granted only to men with skin conditions aggravated by shaving or to men whose religious beliefs, such as Islam or Sikhism, require them to wear beards. Students have the option of living in on-campus housing, in University-approved off-campus housing, or with their parents at home. The specifics of the honor code provide a perpetual topic for discussion among the students and alumni.

Related Topics:
Honor code - Chaste - Illicit drugs - Alcohol - Tobacco - Coffee - Tea - Word of Wisdom - Skirt - Knee - Beard - Goatee - Islam - Sikhism

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Student Housing

• Amanda Knight Hall (1939, no longer used as housing)
• Heritage Halls, apartment-style living (1953)
• Helaman Halls, dorm-style living (1958)
• Wymount Terrace, married family housing (1962)
• Deseret Towers, dorm-style living (1964)
• Wyview Park, married family housing (1971, rebuilt 1998)