Examination Regulations

The University is committed to ensuring fairness and consistency in the completion of examinations. As part of this commitment, students are required to follow proper examinations procedures. An instructional Offence may occur by breaking one of the following formal examination rules that are also included on the back of the examination booklet:

  1. You may not bring to your seat in the Examination Room, or during the examination refer to, any books, papers, audio or electronic devices or other aids unless the use of such material/equipment is authorized by the examiner on the examination paper.
  2. You may not communicate in any manner with anyone except proctors or instructors from the time your examination begins until your completed examination has been collected by a proctor.
  3. As a record of attendance, you must print your own name and student number on the Examination Signing Sheet and sign it. You may not leave the Examination Room before doing so.
  4. You may not enter the Examination Room after the first half-hour of the examination.
  5. You may not leave the Examination Room during the first half-hour of the examination, except under circumstances described in Rule f below, and you must sign the Examination Signing Sheet before leaving.
  6. If you become ill or receive word of a domestic emergency during an examination, hand in your answer books at once to a proctor and request that your examination be cancelled. In addition to appropriate supporting documentation, a “Cancellation of Centrally Scheduled Exam” form completed at the exam site is required in order to apply for a deferral. In the case of illness, arrange immediately for a medical examination so that you will have a medical certificate to support any request for a deferred examination. Applications for deferred final examinations must be made in writing at the Registrar’s Office by the deadlines published in the Undergraduate Calendar.
  7. The only time you may leave the Examination Room with the intention of retuming is to use the washroom. You must sign out, and back in, on the sheet provided.
  8. If you are still in the Examination Room during the last ten minutes of the examination, you must remain seated until your examination materials have been collected and accounted for by a proctor. i) You must leave all brief cases, large purses, books, pencil cases, calculator cases, etc. either outside the Examination Room or in a place specified by a proctor. j) You may not bring any food or drink into the Examination Room without the written authorization of a physician. k) When you have completed your examination, give a proctor all used and unused answer books and/or answer sheets and the question paper (if required) before leaving the Examination Room. Ensure that all answer books and/or answer sheets are collected and accounted for. l) If you have doubts about the meaning or completeness of a question, supply the material you believe you need to answer the question and state your assumption at the beginning of your answer.