Exam Policies

Exam Room Rules:

Adhering to the following guidelines will make the examination process as comfortable as possible for all during all exams.

  • The duration of the exam is fixed. The time interval includes taking the exam AND bubbling in your name and your answers, or accessing data files. When the proctor tells you time is up you must IMMEDIATELY stop and turn in your exam.

  • You may not enter the exam room until asked to by a member of the teaching team.

  • You must have a valid picture ID or you will not be allowed into the exam room.

  • If you bring any books, papers, backpacks, etc. into the exam room, you will be asked to deposit them against a designated wall. Please note that students have lost personal property either inadvertently or by stealth from exam rooms.

  • The only items allowed within your reach during a Monday exam are calculators, the exam paper, highlighter marker, pencils, erasers, and your Tool Cards.

  • ANY kind of calculator may be used as long as it is ONLY a calculator. No cell phones, iPads or other devices which can communicate with the internet or with others may be used.

  • The only items allowed within your reach during a LAB exam are the exam paper, pencils, erasers and your Tool Cards.

  • Only those Tool Card pages which have been divided into the card size will be allowed into the exams. If a proctor observes tool cards still in page form, the proctor will assist you in dividing the cards into the correct size. Any exam time lost will be forfeited.

  • Tool Cards must be free of any printed or photocopied material other than what is already printed in order to be used on exams. Hand written notes are completely acceptable. Tool Cards not meeting this criterion will be confiscated and the student will be unable to use them on the exam.

  • ANY talking between students once the exam has begun will be interpreted as cheating and all parties will receive a zero for the exam and fail the course.

  • Absolutely NO cell phones, beepers or electronic messaging equipment will be allowed into the exam room. Any such equipment found will be interpreted as cheating and the student will receive a zero for the exam and fail the course.

  • Once a student has left the exam room that student may not re-enter the exam room. The only exception is for rest room visits, and in such cases only one student may be out of the room at any one time.

  • Students must remain seated during lab exams except to turn in their exam. Once the student stands, the exam must be turned in.

  • When you have finished an exam, you may leave your seat and turn in your exam ONLY IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT DISTURBING YOUR CLASSMATES

Mechanical Failure During a Lab Exam:

In the event that a computer "fails" during a lab exam, the student must bring it to the attention of the exam proctor IMMEDIATELY. At that time the proctor, in consultation with the student, will determine how to proceed and how to adjust the allotted time so that the student is not unfairly penalized nor unfairly advantaged. The proctor will notify Professor Camp of the situation and agreed solution as soon as possible via email. All agreed upon decisions are final.

Catastrophic Interruption in Exam:

Interruptions in the exam-taking process have been known to happen. Should such an interruption occur (fire alarm, severe weather alarm, etc.) immediately stop taking the exam. Leave all exam materials at your desk or work station. Take only your personal belongings, follow the exam proctor’s instructions and exit the building or go to the designated place of safety as quickly as possible. In such an event, the exam will be rescheduled for some time in the following seven days, at which time a different exam will be given.

Missing an Exam: 

If you are unable to take an exam for any reason, you must notify me in writing of the situation and that you will be missing the exam. E-mail is fine for immediate notice. However, as soon as possible after the exam and at most within seven calendar days after the exam, a "Missed Exam Form" must be submitted. This form can be found on the online course under “Class Information” or on this web site under "Special Forms." If a lab exam is involved, notification should go to your lab coach as well.

No makeup exams will be given; no exams will be given early; no exams will be given late. The point value awarded to you for any missed exam will be determined with the final. You will receive points equal to the percentage of correct answers you gave on your final exam. For example, if you get 30 questions correct out of 40 on the final, or a 75%, you will receive 75 points for each exam you missed over the course of the semester. The number of points is completely determined by the percentage of correct answers on your final exam.

Missing the Final:

There are no options for missing the Final Exam, with the exception of an Incomplete granted in special circumstances and which is determined on an ad hoc basis prior to the date of the Final Exam.  Once the final has been taken, there is no longer an opportunity for appeal.