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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING

Professional Graduate Testing

Policy: 2311

Student Policies - Undergraduate Students

Originating Date: May 2018

Responsible Reviewing Agency:

Professional Graduate Affairs Committee

Responsible Approving Agency:

General Faculty Organization

Purpose

Establishes expectations for students prior to and during didactic content testing.

Scope

This policy applies to professional graduate students.

Policy

To ensure academic consistency, fairness, and competency-based progression across all specialty tracks, the following testing standards apply to all graduate-level nursing courses that include examinations.

Accommodations

Students are required to adhere to the Accommodation Policy (ADA Policy) that is listed in the UNMC Student Policies and Procedures.
Students with accommodations must present their letter of accommodation from the UNMC Accessibility Services Office to the course coordinator at least two weeks prior to any exam for which accommodations are requested. Once the letter has been provided to the coordinator, the accommodation will remain in effect for the length of time specified in the letter or until the student in writing indicates the accommodations are no longer needed.
The faculty will prepare accommodation materials and resources as specified in the student letter.

Exam Preparation

All tests/exams will be administered and proctored remotely using UNMC specified exam/evaluation software.
Exams will be taken on a student's device. Students must download and register their testing device within the UNMC specified exam/evaluation software. If there are difficulties in downloading the software, students are expected to work with technical support from the company to resolve issues prior to taking the exam.
Prior to the first exam, students must follow directions to register a photo ID with the remote proctoring platform if required.

Exam Scheduling and Completion Expectations

Students who are unable to take an exam during the scheduled testing window are expected to notify the course coordinator as soon as possible and prior to the exam open time.

Exam Timing. Exams will be available during a three-hour time window. Students may begin the exam at any point within that window. Once the exam is started, students will receive the full allotted testing time.
Incomplete Exams. Students who are unable to complete the exam after initiating it must notify the course faculty as soon as possible. Make-up or retake exams may be permitted at the discretion of course faculty and may be administered in an alternate format.