ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE V. Examinations, Final Papers and Term Papers

Section 1. Course Examinations, Final Papers and Term Papers

An instructor may require an examination, a final paper, or neither, but may not require both. In addition to either a final paper or examination, an instructor may assign a term paper.

A. Course examinations.

     1. Examinations shall be scheduled by the Registrar in accordance with policy established by the Academic Council.

     2. The normal length of an examination shall be two and one half hours.

     3. A student who fails to take an examination must notify her Class Dean within twenty four hours after the close of the examination period. A written explanation and supporting documents, where possible, should be submitted within two weeks to the Registrar for consideration by the Academic Review Board. If a student fails to make an adequate explanation (dire emergency or serious illness) within the time specified, the Academic Review Board will treat the case as unexcused incomplete work. (See Article VI, Section 4.)

     4. A student who has been present at an examination long enough to see the examination paper will not be considered absent from the examination.

B. Final papers (papers written in lieu of final examinations).

     1. The assignment of all final papers shall be announced at least five weeks before the close of scheduled classes. Instructors should give directions in regard to the minimum and maximum length of final papers.

     2. Final papers shall be due on a specified date after the end of classes.

     3. A student may not submit substantially the same paper for two courses without receiving approval in advance from the instructors concerned.

     4. A student who fails to hand in a final paper at the appointed time must notify her Class Dean and the instructor within twenty four hours of the time at which the paper is due. A written explanation and supporting documents, where possible, should be submitted within two weeks to the Registrar for consideration by the Academic Review Board. If a student fails to make an adequate explanation (dire emergency or serious illness) within the time specified, the Academic Review Board will treat the case as unexcused incomplete work. (See Article VI, Section 4.)

C. Term papers.

     1. The assignment of all term papers shall be announced at least three weeks before the close of scheduled classes. Instructors should give directions in regard to the minimum and maximum length of term papers.

     2. Term papers shall be due not later than a specified date during the reading period which is determined by the College.

     3. If a course requires a final paper, a term paper for that course must fall due not later than the last day of classes.

     4. Late term papers for which the due date falls on the last day of classes or in the reading period shall be subject to the same procedures and penalties as late final papers.

Section 2. Special Examinations

A. Special examinations to remove Incompletes shall be offered during the regular examination period at the end of each semester, and at the beginning of each semester. The dates of the examinations shall be determined by the Registrar.

B. Examinations to raise grades in courses without examinations or final papers shall be offered upon application. (See Article VII, Section 2.)

C. Examinations for admission to advanced courses without the stated prerequisites may be given. Departments are authorized, but not required, to offer such examinations to properly qualified students. The examination may be written or oral, and it may be supplemented by a paper or laboratory notebook

D. Examinations for exemption from required studies are given during the opening days of the semester.