2010 Education and Training Catalog - Who-sells-it.com
2010 Education and Training Catalog - Who-sells-it.com
2010 Education and Training Catalog - Who-sells-it.com
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Examinations<br />
Paper Exam Enrollment Deadlines<br />
Enrollments made by authorized member <strong>com</strong>pany students,<br />
independent students, <strong>and</strong> Ed Reps must meet the official<br />
LOMA deadlines listed on the inside front cover to avoid<br />
add<strong>it</strong>ional fees.<br />
Important Information about Paper<br />
Enrollments, Fees, <strong>and</strong> Cancellations<br />
•Enrollments may not be canceled for any reason after<br />
the official enrollment deadline.<br />
•Fees are nontransferable between students, or between<br />
courses.<br />
•Sw<strong>it</strong>ching courses w<strong>it</strong>hout paying for the new course is<br />
prohib<strong>it</strong>ed. Cred<strong>it</strong>s <strong>and</strong>/or refunds will not be given for<br />
the course for which you in<strong>it</strong>ially enrolled.<br />
Fee Transfers<br />
If you are unable to take a paper, I*STAR, or Prometric<br />
examination during the testing period in which you enrolled,<br />
or you wish to sw<strong>it</strong>ch from paper to I*STAR or I*STAR to<br />
paper, you can purchase a fee transfer. Fee transfers may<br />
be purchased via LOMANET through the “Check Enrollment<br />
Status” function. If your exam period has expired <strong>and</strong> your<br />
score is a “DN” (did-not-s<strong>it</strong>), you may purchase a fee transfer<br />
from the “Course History” page in LOMANET. If you are<br />
unable to access LOMANET, you may request a form from<br />
LOMA’s Office of the Registrar, or download a form from<br />
www.loma.org. Fee transfers must be purchased w<strong>it</strong>hin<br />
seven months from the date the exam was scheduled to be<br />
taken.<br />
Paper Exam Fee Transfers<br />
To apply a fee transfer to another exam or course enrollment<br />
period, you must re-enroll for the next paper exam testing<br />
period. Re-enrollment is not automatic. If you do not enroll for<br />
the next exam testing period, you forfe<strong>it</strong> the exam or course<br />
fees <strong>and</strong> the transfer fee.<br />
Exam Procedures & Regulations<br />
Except where noted, the following procedures apply to the<br />
administration of paper, I*STAR, <strong>and</strong> Prometric examinations:<br />
•All paper exams must be taken according to LOMA’s<br />
“Paper Exam Schedule.” (See page 61.)<br />
•Plan to arrive at the exam s<strong>it</strong>e 30 minutes before your<br />
exam begins. You may be required to furnish photo ID<br />
when taking an exam. If you arrive after the scheduled<br />
starting time for your paper exam, the exam may not be<br />
accepted by LOMA for grading.<br />
Individual Student Performance Analysis<br />
is now available for paper exams!<br />
Students taking paper exams can now view an analysis<br />
of their performance on each chapter of the assigned<br />
study materials. The Performance Analysis report is<br />
available in the Course History section of their student<br />
records following the posting of exam grades. Simply<br />
click on the LOMA course number of the exam taken,<br />
<strong>and</strong> then click on “Performance Report.”<br />
•“Official Exam/Proctor Instructions,” mailed along<br />
w<strong>it</strong>h examinations to all paper exam proctors, must be<br />
followed.<br />
•Students may not consult, discuss, review, or in any<br />
way use anyone else’s answers or accept unauthorized<br />
assistance during the examination.<br />
•During the exam, students may not have in their<br />
possession any outside materials including, but not<br />
lim<strong>it</strong>ed to, notes; textbooks; tables; charts; graphs; cell<br />
phones; pagers; Personal Dig<strong>it</strong>al Assistants (PDAs),<br />
e.g. Palm Pilots or BlackBerrys; or dig<strong>it</strong>al media players,<br />
e.g. iPods.<br />
•Only calculators bearing the official LOMA logo are<br />
perm<strong>it</strong>ted in the exam room. The official LOMA<br />
calculator is sold through PBD [PBD Order # CALC-01].<br />
•Add<strong>it</strong>ional procedures, regulations, <strong>and</strong> information<br />
are posted in both the Student Services <strong>and</strong> Ed Rep<br />
Resources sections of LOMA’s Web s<strong>it</strong>e at<br />
www.loma.org.<br />
•Paper exam booklets must be returned to the proctors<br />
after the exam. The booklets will not be returned to<br />
students.<br />
Violations of Exam Administration Procedures<br />
To protect the LOMA designations while ensuring the<br />
credibil<strong>it</strong>y <strong>and</strong> rights of organizations <strong>and</strong> individuals<br />
participating in LOMA Programs, a due process procedure<br />
is used when violations of st<strong>and</strong>ards governing exam<br />
administration are suspected. The due process procedure<br />
involves:<br />
1. Determining the existence of a possible violation<br />
2. Investigating the suspected violation<br />
3. Communicating the findings <strong>and</strong> sanctions imposed,<br />
if any, to the affected parties<br />
The <strong>com</strong>plete due process policy can be found on LOMA’s<br />
Web s<strong>it</strong>e at www.loma.org.<br />
www.loma.org 57