Many researchers have studied the subject of collegiate cheating.  Such studies have neglected to view this question through the lens of small liberal arts institutions, choosing instead to group schools of varying sizes into one sample or to only study large universities.  Since cheating has been found to reflect the cultural climate of the campus and school size can affect the culture, this paper seeks to find the determinants of academic cheating behaviors within liberal arts colleges. Additionally, the impact of having a well defined honor code on cheating behavior is examined. 

The development of a model examines academic cheating from three categories highlighted in the literature: demographics, college culture, and the perception of cheating.  An on-line survey was administered to students from three liberal arts colleges in spring 2008.  The nearly 700 respondents provide a robust data set with nearly half of the respondents coming from institutions with honor codes in place.  Econometric models using ordinary least squares are expected to highlight the determinants of cheating and whether honor codes are efficacious.   The results will be useful in the national dialogue regarding college cheating.