Rules Governing Grading and Examinations
1. Students should be in their seats and ready to take the exam during the five minutes prior to the scheduled time for that exam. Students arriving late will not receive extra time to take an exam. No student will be able to take an exam if other students have already left the exam room.
2. In courses with more than one section, students cannot switch sections except in extenuating circumstances. Contact the instructor for details.
3. In general, a grade of zero will be entered for all missed case assignments, quizzes and examinations, including those missed due to lateness. At the discretion of the instructor, a makeup examination may be permitted if there are extenuating circumstances, usually only in cases of medical, family, or other emergencies. The makeup exam may not have the same point value or format as the original exam. To make up an exam, students must obtain the proper form from the registrar, have it signed by all parties, and returned to the registrar within a week of the missed exam. In general, a student may make up only one exam. A grade of zero will be entered if more than one exam is missed.
4. Students must be prepared to take their exam. Coats, purses, papers, notes and books must not be taken to the examination seat. In general, only writing materials and calculators, if required, are permitted. If hats are worn, the cap must face backwards.
5. Students are not allowed to share calculators. No other electronic devices, including cell phones, are allowed.
6. Conversation between students, regardless of its nature, is forbidden, as is transmission or solicitation of information of any kind.
7. Exams must be kept on the flat on the benchtop directly in front of the student. Do not take exams apart.
8. Large letters cannot be used to respond to multiple choice questions. Writing large responses on the scantron or on the question sheet is not allowed.
9. At the conclusion of the exam, students must hand in all of their question sheets and answer sheets to the proctor and may not discuss the exam with each other until AFTER all students from all sections of the course have taken the exam.
10. No grades will be dropped.