2024-2025 Student Exam and Grading Guide

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Examinations

Assessment Methods Course instructors may use a number of different assessment methods for grading students, including quizzes, one or more assignments (papers, memos, drafting exercises, simulations, oral exercises or presentations), class participation, mid-term examination, final examination, or final paper. The instructor will notify students of the grading method used.

Only students who are officially registered for courses may take examinations in those courses.

Types of Examination

In a closed book examination , the examinee cannot bring any materials into the examination area.

In an open book examination , the examinee may bring printed materials without limitations into the examination area. * In a limited open book examination , the examinee may bring only the specified, printed materials authorized by the faculty member into the examination area. All materials brought into the examination will, in fairness to all, be subject to inspection, and students who are deemed to have violated the terms of the limited open book allowance will have the material in question taken away and will not be able to refer to it during the examination. * Examination Accommodations Disability Services evaluates all requests for services and accommodations in conjunction with Suffolk University Law School policies. Students with permanent or temporary disabilities seeking accommodations must complete an accommodations request form and schedule an appointment with Disability Services by contacting the Office of Disability Services at disabilityservices@suffolk.edu or 617-573-8034. For more information about the process for requesting exam accommodations see Suffolk University Law School's Academic Accommodations Policy. If approved for accommodations, please note that accommodations are not automatically set up for each course or for each semester. Students must submit requests for exam accommodations each year, depending on the duration of accommodations specified in each student's accommodations approval letter. Examination Numbers A unique examination number is provided to each student for each semester to facilitate “blind grading”. No student’s name or any other identifying information, other than the examination number, may appear on a student’s exam. Faculty are provided with a grading roster containing examination numbers only for the assignment of the exam grade. Examination numbers are posted on Appointlink, an exam scheduling application. The link for this application can be found on the left side panel of your Canvas site under “Exam Scheduling.” Please note that the correct corresponding term should be displayed in the upper right corner of the welcome screen under “Select Schedule.” If your professor is giving a midterm exam, be certain to select midterm in the drop down menu. Midterm examinations have their own unique exam number. For all exams administered in person, an examination card will be distributed by the proctor and will have the exam number displayed. *E-books and other electronic materials are not permitted in open book or limited open book exams.

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