All onsite examinations have to be scheduled in a suitable testing environment.
Typical testing venues on campus are study halls with individual student carrels, or small group venues with tables and temporary dividers on top of the table. Lecture halls are not considered a suitable environment for SOM examinations, except for emergency situations when no other suitable test venue is available and when the only alternative would be to cancel the exam for a significant percentage of the class.
For online examinations, it is the responsibility of the student to create a suitable testing environment. If a student’s home during online teaching is not suitable for an examination, it is the student’s responsibility to find an alternative testing space that meets the requirements set out in the examination policy (e.g., a temporary space, rent a hotel room, etc.). In case the conditions deteriorate during an examination, the Chief Proctor may authorize a termination of the examination process for the affected student(s).
In case the examination is delivered through a professional testing center, it is the responsibility of the testing center to ensure a suitable testing environment. Students who experience adverse conditions in a professional testing center are advised to contact the Dean of Students, who will start an investigation and work with the respective Dean on a remediation plan, if appropriate.