Examinations administered at the
School of Nursing comply with the university policy on examinations: http://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/policies/files/10.2.3-current.pdf.
Regularly scheduled examinations
generally are announced at the beginning of the semester. Unannounced
examinations may be given at irregular intervals at the discretion of the
faculty member. The administration of missed examinations, regardless of
whether they are excused or unexcused, is left to the discretion of the
faculty.
A student who misses an examination
for a valid reason may ask the faculty member for a deferred examination. If
the student is denied permission to take a deferred examination, this decision
may be appealed to the course leader, the program director, and finally, to
the appropriate associate dean
Deferred examinations from the fall
semester must be taken within two weeks before the beginning of the spring
semester. Deferred examinations from the spring semester must be taken within
two weeks after the close of the spring semester. In case of extreme hardship,
the time may be extended through the summer but must be completed no later than
two weeks before the beginning of the fall semester.
Final Examinations
The following rules shall govern the
construction of the final examination schedule and the handling of examination
conflicts.
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All final exams must be scheduled during the official final examination period, on each respective campus, as stated in the
academic calendar, except those upper-division nursing courses approved by
the associate dean or courses offered on the Blackwood campus.
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Exam periods will be three hours in length and will be
scheduled according the final exam schedule at Rutgers University–Newark or Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
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A student shall be said to have an exam conflict if
that student has:
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more than two exams on one calendar day
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more than two exams scheduled in consecutive periods
(e.g., 4-7 p.m., 8-11 p.m., 8-11 a.m. next day)
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two exams scheduled for the same exam period
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If the course faculty desires verification of the
absence from an examination, the student must provide it. Course faculty
should accept printouts of the university final exam schedule that show a
conflict in accordance with the above definitions.
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Exams during the last two weeks of classes: During the
13th and 14th weeks of the semester tests of more than 30 minutes duration
may not be given except where a course gives more than one hour test and a
final. If there is no final examination in a course, the last hour
test must be given earlier than the 13th week or at the hour scheduled for
the final examination. This rule means that a second or third or fourth hourly exam can be given
during the last two weeks, as long as there is a final exam in addition in
the scheduled exam time, but no other exams of longer than 30 minutes can
be given during that period.
- A final exam cannot be disguised as an
hourly exam and administered into the last two weeks of classes.
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Reading Days: No exam, classes, or presentations may be
scheduled during the reading period.
Guidelines for Handling Official Exam Conflicts
Students have the right to a nonxpunitive conflict exam at a different time in
place of one of the original exams. In general, there are no rules
about which exam must provide the alternate time period, and it is up to the
student to discuss with each course faculty. If the course faculty are
unwilling to provide an alternate time, the program director or academic dean
will attempt to resolve the exam conflict. If the conflict is the result of the
School of Nursing or course faculty having rescheduled an exam outside of the
ordinary time period given by the rules for scheduling final exams, then it is
the responsibility of the school and/or course faculty to provide the alternate
exam period.
