Students must be available for the duration of the posted exam period regardless of their personal exam schedule. This is to ensure student availability throughout the entire final exam period, in the event that an exam must be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances (university closure, power outage, storm policy, etc.).
Students who require special arrangements due to a disability should contact the Student Accessibility Services.
If you need to reschedule an exam for varsity, religious reasons, or work-related reasons (for part-time students only), please contact SE-A at least 10 working days before the scheduled exam time. Supporting documentation is required.
MacCard (your McMaster student ID card) is required at all exams. Students who seat themselves at an exam without their MacCard may be required to withdraw from the exam.
Punctuality is essential and no extra time will be allowed to those arriving late. No students will be admitted to an examination room more than 30-minutes after the start of any exam.
No conversation or any form of communication between students is permitted. No communicating devices or cell phones are permitted. No books, papers or instruments may be taken into any examination room unless specifically prescribed on the examination paper. No examination books or supplies are to be removed from the examination room. Small personal belongings must be left beneath the chairs, not on the desks. The University can assume no responsibility for lost articles.
No student may leave an examination during the first 45-minutes of any exam. Students must leave the room immediately after handing in their examination materials.
Reach out to your instructor immediately via email. Failure to do so may negate the opportunity for relief. This includes the viewing and/or partial completion of an on-line assessment (quizzes, tests, etc.).
Their email address can be found on your Course Outline or through Avenue to Learn.
If you’ve missed a mid-term exam, test, assignment, class participation, etc., or if you know in advance that you will miss any of the above, please review the information on the missed term work page.
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