Faculty Testing Information

Final Exams

University policy states that "examination periods are firmly schedule parts of the semester; students must not make plans that interfere with these important academic activities. Students may not take final examinations early. If illness or other uncontrollable circumstances prevent a student from taking an examination at the scheduled time, that student is responsible to inform the class instructor as soon as possible.

The instructor may give the grade "Incomplete" for nonacademic extenuating circumstances. The incomplete cannot be given unless the student and the instructor together prepare a contractual agreement.

Students with extenuating circumstances may fill out a Student Final Examination Request Form. The request will be considered by the Center's administrative committee and granted or rejected depending on the merit of the student's situation.

Information for Your Students

To help your students have a positive experience in the Testing Center, please advise them of the following:

• The dates your test is available (including late days).
• Your name and the course name (e.g., DIET 123 for Prof. Jones).
• Positive photo ID is required.
• They may bring no material into the Testing Center except [specify what you permit students to use (e.g., 3x5 card, open book, notes, etc.)]
• No material may be removed from the Testing Center.
• A charge will be made for testing on a late day or for re-testing an exam.
• We have been asked to report violations to the Dress and Grooming Standards as well as Honor Code violations.

Test Scheduling

Following are the guidelines for administering tests in the Testing Center (including scheduling, test drop–off and delivery).

Whenever you plan to administer tests in the Testing Center, you will need to schedule them beforehand. You can schedule tests over the phone, through an e-mail (sent to slc-testing@byu.edu), or through the Testing Center Faculty Home Page on Route Y. When scheduling tests, we will need the following information:

• Instructor’s name and phone number.
• Section numbers.
• Approximate number of students taking the tests.
• Type of tests being administered (i.e., Scored, Non-Scored, Two-Part)
• Test dates (including late fee days if applicable).

We have established a "two-tier" scheduling system to help you in the scheduling process:

Priority One Scheduling

To obtain Priority One Scheduling, you will need to schedule tests at the beginning of the semester or term. To schedule, you will need to provide the information outlined above for each test you plan to administer in the Testing Center before the second Friday of each semester or term. If you schedule your tests before this deadline, you will be guaranteed space.

Priority Two Scheduling

If you need to schedule a test after the second Friday of a semester or term, it can be scheduled under Priority Two, which is subject to space availability. To schedule, contact our office at least three working days before you plan the test to begin. If space is available, your test will be scheduled. If space is not available, we will be happy to discuss alternative dates.

Test Delivery

Once you have scheduled your test, you will need to deliver it to our office (225 SLCE) by noon the weekday before it is scheduled to begin. If the test is not in by noon, the test will not be available to your students until noon the following weekday.

When you deliver tests, please fill out a Test Delivery Control Card (Fig. 1) completely.