Students will be issued a separate examination number for each examination taken. An examination should be identified only by the number given for that examination.

 

 

An examination begins when the person administering the examination gives the direction to begin. No student shall read the examination questions or commence writing until the direction is given.

 

 

1.   All students shall observe the Honor Code during examinations. The Honor Code of the College of Law is reproduced in Section XIV. It should be read by all students.

 

2.   No outside materials in electronic form may be used during the examination or brought to the examination room. Other outside materials are allowed only when specifically authorized by prior notice from the instructor. (A list of materials permitted should also be included on the instruction sheet for the examination). The prohibition includes notes, library materials, and any printed or written matter other than the examination questions, the bluebooks, or other answer sheets.

 

3.   There is to be absolutely no conversation about the examination between students until after all examination papers have been collected. Students are free to leave the examination room for short periods of time, but discussion of the examination must be deferred until the testing period has ended.

 

4.   Examinations are to be written or typed in assigned rooms only. Students may not type examination answers on typewriters that have electronic memory exceeding one line. Personal computers may not be used unless the following procedures have been followed:

 

a.   At least eight weeks before the examination, the instructor notifies the Dean’s designee that personal computers may be used. The Dean’s designee then determines that suitable facilities are available for this purpose, and, at least six weeks before the examination, the instructor informs the class that personal computers may be used.

 

b.   The student submits a written request to the Dean’s designee, at least four weeks

prior to the examination, for permission to use a personal computer, and the student receives a decision from the Dean’s designee.

 

c.   The student uses a disk purchased through the College that contains software allowing the student’s word processing program, but no other programs, to run. The student must purchase a separate disk for each examination.

 

d.   Students may not delay the starting or finishing times of an examination due to computer problems.   If a computer malfunctions, the student shall submit the disk and a written answer.

 

e.   An attempt to disable or tamper with the security features of the examination software is a violation of the Honor Code. Computers and disks are subject to inspection before and after the examination.

 

5.     Notwithstanding Sections C, 2 and C, 4, faculty members may permit students to use any computer or typewriter on take-home examinations.

 

 

A five-minute notice will be announced to students alerting them that only a short time remains to complete the examination. At the expiration of the scheduled time for the examination, an announcement will be made that the examination has ended, and all students must stop writing or typing. Answer sheets from students who fail to comply will be marked “late” and the instructor may take the lateness into account in grading the examination.

 

 

All copies of all examination questions must be returned to the exam administrator at the end of the examination.

 

 

Students who arrive late for an examination are expected to complete the examination by the announced termination. No extension of time may be granted except by the instructor whose examination is being taken or by the Dean’s designee.

 

 

Under normal circumstances, faculty members should not enter examination rooms during the course of the examination. However, special instructions may be given in the main room prior to the commencement of the examination.

 

 

A student may reschedule an examination only for compelling reasons.   A request to reschedule must, if possible, be communicated in advance of the examination to the Dean’s designee, who ordinarily will consult with the instructor before ruling on the request. The student with an approved request may, with instructor’s permission, take the exam on the next available date as determined by the Dean’s designee.

 

 

Failure to take an examination without prior approval as instructed in Section H results in a failing grade.

 

 

If a student has more than one examination scheduled at the same hour, more than one examination in a 24 hour period, or three or more examinations on successive days, he or she may arrange a change in the schedule. To qualify, the student must complete a deferment form and submit it to the Registrar, for approval by the Dean’s designee, no later than the last regular day of the semester. Deferred examinations will be moved to the next open date, but no later, in the student’s final examination schedule.

 

 

If the handwriting in any examination is illegible, the instructor may have a copy xeroxed, retain the original, and send the copy to the Dean’s designee. The Dean’s designee will arrange for the student to have the examination typed. The reproduction of the answers must be identical to the original, and no editing, alteration, or addition shall be permitted.

 

 

Any questions regarding examination procedures and administrative responsibilities shall be referred for decision to the Dean’s designee.

 

 

Take-home examinations will be administered under the directions specified by the instructor, but they must be completed within the scheduled examination period. The instructor shall furnish the Dean’s designee a copy of the take-home examination instructions before the exam is commenced.

 

 

The final examination schedule cannot be changed without the approval of the Dean’s designee.