Exam
Numbers
Most grading is performed anonymously by the professors. Every year, you are
provided a four-digit examination number which you should use in lieu of your
name on examinations and any papers that are submitted confidentially to professors.
This 4-digit number begins with a "1", "2", or "3" to correspond to your status
as a first, second, or third-year student. The number should be used for both
the fall and spring semesters. A new examination number is issued each year.
In the fall, you will receive a sealed envelope with your exam number for that
year in your student mailbox. This envelope will be marked "confidential". The
exam number is on a card that you should put immediately into your wallet. If
you lose your exam number, please come to the Student Records Office (Stuart
M308).
Exams on Computer
Students who elect to take exams on computer using ExamSoft can download an
exam 24 hours prior to the exam. Monday and Tuesday exams should be downloaded
on Friday morning. Academic Services will notify you via email as soon as an
exam is available to be downloaded.
You will need internet access to download and upload your exam answers. As you will have two hours to upload your exam answers, you may do so from the Law School, or anywhere else you have access to internet connection -- within the time frame.
Instructions to download, take, and upload your exam can be found at <www.examsoft.com/examdownload>. You will need your ExamSoft User ID and ExamSoft Password to download your exams.
You must arrive with your computer at least 30 minutes prior to the exam start time. This will allow time to set up the computer and will give proctors the necessary time to launch ExamSoft and read the start up directions before the exam begins. Your laptop must be up and running with the ExamSoft software at least 15 minutes before proctors begin reading the directions. If ExamSoft is not running, you will need to hand-write your exam answers.
Exam File Paswords
You will need a password to open your exam on the morning or afternoon of
your exam. For those exams given on site (proctored exams) proctors will give
you the password as part of the start up process. If you are taking an exam
off-site, the password will be sent to your email address 15 minutes before
the start of the exam.
Time Limits Upon Opening Your Exam (for off-site exams and take-home
exams)
Once you receive the password and open the exam file, the timer starts. For
example, if you open a 7 hour take-home exam at 8:52 a.m., you must complete
the exam by 3:52 p.m. These exams are timed, and will not allow you to work
past the allotted time.
Take-Home Exams
Professors have the option to give take-home exams instead of in-class exams.
Students who use ExamSoft may retrieve their take-home exams via the internet
in the same manner they download the exam template files. Students who do not
use ExamSoft, or would rather pick up exams in person may do so in the Office
of Student Records, Stuart M308, between the hours of 9:30-10:00 a.m. and 3:00-5:00
p.m..
Procedure in case of illness during an Exam
If you are ill on the day of an examination, you should not go to the exam room.
You should contact Norah Wylie, Dean for Students, M308 Stuart, Telephone No.
(617) 552-2527. If you become physically ill during an examination, you should
inform the proctor immediately, hand in your exam book and report directly to
the Dean Wylie. In such cases, you will be escorted by a proctor. You must identify
yourself as ill before the examination ends, as accommodations cannot be made
after the fact for illness during an examination.
ExamSoft Technical Problems
If you are taking an exam off-site, or using ExamSoft to do a take-home exam
and experience technical difficulties, contact the ExamSoft Help desk (toll
free) at 866-429-8889. If you are unable to restart your exam with help from
ExamSoft tech support, please contact Noral Wylie, Dean for Students at (617)
552-2527, or email Dean Wylie immediately at wylien@bc.edu. If you are unable
to speak to someone directly, please make sure to leave a message with the time
that you called. We will return your call as soon as possible.
Illegible Exams
It is the responsibility of students in the first instance to produce legible
examinations. In the event that a student's handwritten examination is illegible,
the established Law School procedure is as follows: the faculty member should
send the original examination back to the Student Records Office to preserve
anonymity. The student will be notified by Student Records, and should then
type the examination and send it back to the Student Records office. Student
Records will return the examination to the Professor.