- Each examination candidate shall be prepared to produce, upon the request of the invigilator or examiner, their UBCcard for identification.
- Examination candidates are not permitted to ask questions of the examiner(s) or invigilator(s), except in cases of supposed errors or ambiguities in examination questions, illegible or missing material, or the like.
- No examination candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination room after the expiration of one-half hour from the scheduled starting time, or to leave during the first half hour of the examination. Should the examination run forty-five (45) minutes or less, no examination candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination room once the examination has begun.
- Examination candidates shall conduct themselves honestly and in accordance with established rules for a given examination, which will be articulated by the examiner or invigilator prior to the examination commencing. Should dishonest behaviour be observed by the examiner(s) or invigilator(s), pleas of accident or forgetfulness shall not be received.
- Examination candidates suspected of any of the following, or any other similar practices, may be immediately dismissed from the examination by the examiner/invigilator, and may be subject to disciplinary action:
- speaking or communicating with others, unless otherwise authorized;
- purposely exposing examination materials to the view of other examination candidates or imaging devices;
- purposely viewing the examination materials of other examination candidates;
- using or having visible any material or resource, electronic or otherwise, other than those authorized by the examiner(s); and,
- using or operating electronic devices for any of the above purposes, other than those authorized by the examiner(s). This includes, but is not limited to, devices capable of connecting to the internet or storing information. All electronic devices other than those authorized by the examiner(s) must be completely powered down if present at the place of writing.
- Examination candidates shall not destroy or damage any examination material, shall hand in all examination papers, shall not take any examination material from the examination room, and shall not copy or reproduce any examination material, including in the form of photographs, screenshots, live sharing, or any other reproduction, in whole or in part, without permission of the examiner(s) or invigilator(s).
- The above notwithstanding, examination candidates shall follow any additional examination rules or directions communicated by the examiner(s) or invigilator(s) prior to or during the examination.
A link to Senate Policy J-101 can be found here.