Examinations
[Faculty
Handbook Category #2]
1. All examinations and tests are
conducted under the Honor System. If
tests are duplicated, the Honor Pledge must be printed in full on the answer
sheet.
2. As a matter of general practice, the
teacher should give students one week's advance notice for full-period
examinations.
3. An in-class examination shall be
designed to fit within the length of the class period for which it is
scheduled. Students are not to commence
work on an in-class examination prior to the beginning of the class period, nor
to continue working on it beyond the end of the class period. Alternative
arrangements for an in-class examination may be made for individual students
(such as those with documented disabilities) who need special accommodation.
4. Any examination given outside of the
scheduled class period is considered an out-of-class examination. Faculty must allow a minimum of 24 hours
within which students may complete an out-of-class exam, even if the exam is
timed (e.g. students are to work on the exam for a maximum of 2 hours).
5. Faculty must take extraordinary care to
ensure that some students are not given advantages over others during an
examination period.
6.
Final
Examinations
a)
A teacher must
formulate examinations so that an average student can complete them in two
hours.
b)
Absence
from a required final examination should be reported immediately to the Dean of
Students Office. A student who is absent
from a required final examination, unless excused by the appropriate Assistant
or Associate Dean of Students, receives the grade “F” for the examination or
the course at the discretion of the instructor.
c)
Final
Examination Week Policy
(i) That all faculty members shall make use
of the final examination week to gather new evidence reflecting the total
learning experience in each of their courses.
(ii) That this evidence shall be evaluated
as a means of determining the overall accomplishments of all students
registered in courses, both in regard to the quantity and quality of their
learning.
(iii)
That
in-class final examinations, except for courses in Applied Music, P.E.
Activity, and Dance Activity, must be given during final examination week as
scheduled by the Registrar.
(iv) That take-home
examinations or papers substituting for a final examination must be due on the
day scheduled for the final examination.
(v) That
faculty members be encouraged to suggest a time limit for take-home
examinations.
(vi) That
students are required to take final examinations at the scheduled time unless
the instructor, with the written approval of the Department Chair, has given
the student permission to reschedule to another time during finals week. Student requests for an exam change must be
made in writing. The decision rests with
the Chair. Chairs shall exclude from
consideration requests involving rides home, early family vacations, early
summer employment, pre-purchased airline tickets, and the like.
(vii)
That
the Dean of the College may in rare cases approve alternate means of
accomplishing the same objective.
February 8, 2007