| Students are expected and honor-bound to take examinations honestly and eschew any opportunity to obtain an unfair advantage during an examination. - Proctors should be present during every examination. Proctors may be graduate students or staff and faculty members. In addition, students are expected to police themselves regarding inappropriate behavior.
- All personal effects, including without limitation books, newspapers, magazines, jackets, hats, book bags, audio devices, PDAs, cell phones, and other electronic devices are to be removed from desk tops during examinations. If calculators are required, they will be provided.
- Personal breaks are allowed but discouraged. If a break is necessary, the student must flip or cover his/her answer sheet while absent from the room. The length of time during which the examinee is out of the room should not exceed 10 minutes. Examination time will not be extended for a student who has taken a break.
- No examination questions will be changed, corrected, or interpreted during the exam. Students are not allowed to ask faculty members questions once the examination has begun. If the examinee feels a question is wrong or ambiguous, an explanation can be made on the cover sheet of the examination booklet. However, obvious typographical errors discovered by the course director that compromise the value of an examination question may be rectified by a general announcement.
- The examination beginning and ending times should be announced at the beginning of the course and on the front page of the examination booklet. They will be strictly adhered to. Answer sheets not turned in by the appointed end of the examination will result in the assessment of a penalty to the grade. Should a student arrive late for an exam, the ending time will not change (that is, the student will not receive additional time).
- In the event that a fire alarm sounds during an examination, all students must place both answer and question sheets face down at the work area and exit the building immediately. Upon return to the examination the course director will announce the revised ending time.
- In the rare emergency situation where illness or other unexpected occurrence prevents a student from sitting for an examination at the scheduled time, the Associate Dean for Student Programs and Professional Development and the course director must be notified immediately and before the examination. Together they will consider the situation and decide an appropriate course of action regarding postponement of the exam.
- In the nonemergency need to reschedule an examination, the student must petition the Associate Dean for Student Programs and Professional Development in writing at least two weeks in advance of the exam, stating the need for the requested rescheduling and a proposed alternate time for the exam. The associate dean and course or clerkship director will respond in writing within three business days, taking into consideration the reason for the proposed rescheduling, any history of prior requests, and the feasibility of rescheduling. Rescheduled exams will usually precede the regular exam.
- Unexcused missed examinations will result in failure of the exam.
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