Exam procedures

Prior to sitting for an examination, you should familiarise yourself with the exam procedures, ensuring you adhere to these procedures while sitting your exams.

The following procedures must be followed by students attending exams:

• Exams are held during normal business hours and all students must sit exams on the scheduled date and time. Under no circumstances will misreading the exam timetable be acceptable grounds for deferring your exam.   
•  All students must bring their USQ Student ID Card to each exam as proof of identification.   External students who are yet to apply for this card, may provide a Driver’s licence or Passport.  This identification should remain on display on the students’ desk for the duration of the exam.  USQ Student ID Cards are issued by USQ Security http://www.usq.edu.au/current-students/getting-started/start/student-id
•  In examinations where calculators are permitted, students must note the make and model of the calculator used on the front of the answer book or exam paper. This may be subject to random checking by examination supervisors.
• Mobile telephones, pagers, personal digital assistants or other electronic means (including computers) of communication are not permitted in any exam room.
• Scribble paper cannot be brought into any exam, unless it is an open exam.
• Students must obey all directions given to them by Examination Supervisors including seating allocation. On entering the examination room, all communication between students must cease.
• Students must be aware that breaches of academic ethics will be viewed as serious. Such behaviour may result in academic penalties including exclusion from a course or from a program.