Formal final examinations are held during an examination period at the end of the course term. The dates of the examination periods are listed at www.mcgill.ca/importantdates.
In some courses there is no final examination; your standing in these courses is determined by term work and class tests.
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Final Examinations: University Regulations Concerning Final Examinations
Regulations
- These regulations shall apply to undergraduate courses up to and including the 500 level that are evaluated by the use of written examinations. They shall not apply to clinical, field, laboratory, performance, and seminar courses, or to other courses that are evaluated solely by means of a design, paper, program, or project.
- Written examinations (including take-home examinations) shall not be held during the last two weeks of scheduled classes during the Fall and Winter terms, except where a pattern of continuous evaluation has been established, in which case the total value of examinations given in this period shall comprise no more than 10% of the final mark.
- If the written examinations in a course constitute 50% or more of the final mark, one of these shall be given as a final written examination; and it shall take place during the examination period after the last day of scheduled lectures in December or April.
- A final examination given during the examination period shall be worth at least 25% of the final mark.
- Students shall be informed of all course requirements by the end of the course change period. All term work shall be assigned early enough in the term for students to complete the assignment(s) by the last day of class.
- The due date for term work in courses to which these regulations apply shall be no later than the last day of classes.
- In courses that span the Fall and Winter terms (course pairs with numbers ending D1 and D2), instructors who wish to give a mid-year examination in December must schedule it in the formal examination period.
- The principles enunciated in these regulations shall be applied, appropriately modified, to courses given during the summer, to other courses of less than a 13-week duration, and to courses in the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Dentistry, and Education that do not follow the normal University Timetable.
- Individual faculties may propose variations in these regulations to the Academic Policy and Planning Committee in order to meet their special needs.
- These regulations, and any variations to them, shall be made known to students by each faculty.
Instructors are not permitted to grant any special treatment regarding examinations to any student. Students who believe there are circumstances which might justify making special examination arrangements for them or which might legitimately be taken into account in evaluating their performance should apply to the Associate Dean of their faculty (or Director, BCom Program, Desautels Faculty of Management).
It is the responsibility of the student to confirm the date, time and place of the examination by checking examination schedules posted on notice boards on campus and at www.mcgill.ca/students. This information is not available by telephone. No student will be allowed to enter an examination later than one hour after it has started.
Laptop Examination Policy for the Faculty of Law
All students wishing to write one or more final examinations on their laptop must:
- complete the Faculty of Law laptop examination agreement;
- download the Faculty-approved software and
- run a test prior to the start of the examination period;
- if necessary, sign an IST Customer Services-Computer Repair Waiver.
The Student Affairs Office will provide term specific deadlines. You will not be permitted to use a laptop unless you have fulfilled the above requirements. You must ensure the laptop you are using meets the minimum requirements for the software as specified by the Student Affairs Office, as posted on the SAO website and myCourses. Students using laptops will not be placed in separate examination rooms. You may opt out of using your laptop at any point, even once the examination has started, and revert to handwriting.
Laptop Examination Agreement for the Faculty of Law
- I elect to write one or more of my law examinations using a laptop with the approved 捆绑SM社区 software during the examination period. I recognize that this is a 3rd party application, and that neither 捆绑SM社区 nor the Faculty of Law is responsible for its proper functioning.
- I confirm that my personal laptop meets the minimum requirements (as stipulated in the Faculty of Law 鈥� Laptop Exam Student section of the WebCT course Law-Law-Student Affairs-Examinations) for the laptop exam pilot project. My laptop has access to the 捆绑SM社区 wireless network. Once I have completed this agreement, I will download and install 鈥�Securexam Student鈥� software (approved software for April 2009) on my laptop. I will follow the tutorial and test the software on my laptop within the stated deadlines.
- If my laptop fails during the exam, I agree to continue and finish the exam by handwriting it. I understand that I will not be granted additional time to resolve the computer problems during the exam. If the incomplete examination cannot be retrieved from my computer within two working days, the Associate Dean (Academic) will determine remedial (alternate?) options.
- I understand that, if necessary, ICS staff may be available to trouble-shoot any difficulties encountered with the approved software (a 3rd party application). I will be asked to sign an IST Customer Services-Computer Repair Waiver acknowledging that ICS staff will not be held responsible for any theft, loss or damage (to hardware or software) occurring during the diagnosis or repair of my laptop, or for any loss of data, regardless of when it was lost.
Final Examinations: Reassessments and Rereads
In accordance with the Charter of Students' Rights, and subject to its stated conditions, you have the right to consult any written submission for which you have received a mark. You also have the right to discuss this submission with the examiner. If you want to have a formal final examination reread, you must apply in writing to your student affairs office (the Associate Dean, Student Affairs, in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and in the Schulich School of Music). You should check with that office regarding application deadlines for formal rereads.
Examinations: Invigilation (Exams from Other Universities)
Upon request, 捆绑SM社区 will act as proctor for exams from other universities or professional accreditation associations. Exams are scheduled on week days at 9:30 a.m., and cannot be scheduled on evenings, weekends, statutory holidays or 捆绑SM社区 holidays. This service is limited to written exams.
The Cost
The cost for invigilation and administration is $60.00 per student per exam to be returned in Canada; and $70.00 per student per exam returned in the U.S. and $80.00 for each International exam. Unless otherwise specified by the home institution, you are expected to pay in cash on the day of the exam.
Setting Up
Please confirm the exam date at least 2 weeks in advance of the scheduled exam and provide a telephone number and email address. The meeting point with the invigilator is at Enrolment Services - see address below.
Mailing address for exams
Exams and examination booklets, along with full instructions, should be sent to the address below well in advance of the scheduled exam. Once we receive them, we will confirm this via email with the student.
- Enrolment Services
- James Administration Building
- 捆绑SM社区
- 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 205
- Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5
- Telephone: 514-398-2207
- Email: proctor.es [at] mcgill.ca