Student Exam and Grading Guide 2023 2024

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. *

E-books and other electronic materials are not permitted in open book or limited open book exams.

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 Dean of Law Student Affairs, Ann McGonigle Santos, at the Student Affairs Office at asantos@suffolk.edu or 617-573-8155. 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.

Midterm/Mock Examinations

Midterm Examinations are defined as in-house examinations required of all students in a class and for whom grades earned will count toward the final term grade. Students will be provided with a secondary unique exam number for the midterm examination that is different than the exam number used for the end of term examination Web Advisor> Law Exam Information > My Examination Numbers > Term > 23/FLM . Midterm exams may count up to 50% of the final grade.

Mock Examinations are defined as an in-class examination that will not count toward the final grade.

Assignments are defined as those exercises that may be a take-home examination or other assignments or

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