2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

"Examinations Conducted, by the Office of the RegistrarIII!I McMaster student photo identification cards are required ataI/ examinations. If you arrive at an examination without a properI.D. card you will be required to h~ve a substitute card made, beforebeing seated. Thereisa fee for this service; No additional time is'given tq compensate for 'examination time missed.'. You, may only use books, pap'ers or instruments during a'n,examin'ation if they ~re specifically prescribed on the examination'pape~" ' " ,• You may leave an examination only aJterthefirst 45 minutes, h~lVe elapsed. ; '" ,.If you become ill during an examination, you maybe' excused,by a presider.'. If you miss or leave an examination for ~edical reasons you mu~t 'submit a Petition for: Special Consideration form with supportingdocumentation of illness, personal orfamiIy reasons, to the Office of,the Associ~te Dean of yourFaCl.lIty normally within five worKing days,'of the missed ,examination.''. If you are late for an examination; report 'immediately to tHe, presider in your examination! location or to the E;xaminationsSection of the Office of the Registrar. ' ,• If you miss or leave an examination for any other reason,report 'immediately to theOffice of the AssociC3,te Dean of your Faculty. Youwill ,be advised whether you can write your examination before theend of the examin~tion schedule, or' w~ether you must apply forspecial consideration by submitting documentation to the Officeof the'AssoGiate Dean of your Faculty. " ' , " ' ' ,, -: Special'ex~mination arrangements may be made upon a pp Ii.,. , 'cation to the Examinations Section of the Office of the Registrar insome circumstalwes,su9h as:'eaconflict with religious obligations " ",ea conflict between two Registrar-scheduled examinationse a sphedule with -three examinations in one calendar, day or'three consecutive examinations,,Application mustbe made at least 10 working days ,before thescheduled examination date and 'acceptable documentation mustbe supplied. Failuretomeet the stated deadline may result in thedenial of specialarrangernents. ,) , : ,• Students with disabilities are required to inform the Centre forStudent Development of accommodation needs for examinationson or before the last date for withdrawal from a course without 'failure by default. (See the Sessional Dates'section of thiS Calendar.)This allowssufficienttime to verify and arrange appropriate,accommodation. FaiIu,reto meet the stated deadline may resultin the deniql of special accommodation. See AcademicFacilities,Student Service$ andOrganizations-~Centre for Btudent Developmentsection of this Calendar., ' ,., ,Examinations are not rescheduled for purpos~s of travel.You mList arrange to be available for tJ:le entire range of examina- 'tion dates as listed 'in the' Sessional Dates section., ,O'eferred Examinations(, The decision 'to,grant you a deferred examination will be reportedon your grade report. ' , 'In the case of examipations wri,tten at an off-campus location, anyfees incurred are the responsibility of the student. This includesthe fee tocourier the written examinations' back.to the ExaminationsSection of the Office of the Registrar. , ' , "Examination and confirmation deadline dates appear in 'the Sessionalbates section of this Calendar. " ,For further information, please see Petitions forDef~rred Examinationsin this section of the Calendar or refer to the website at: 'http://registrar.mcm?ster.ca/lnternal/examt/deferexam.htrri'GENERAL ACADEMIC REGULATION'S ' 25 '5. GRADING SYSTEM, The method ;for determining your final grade will be given,in thecourse outline. Unless otherwise specified in a course outline, 'course results determined on a percentage scale willbecon-,verted'to an official letter grade, as indicated in the equivalentpercentage scale which follows. The re,sults of all courses at- 'tempted will appear on your tra~script as letter grades.• Before submitting a failing grade, your instructor reassesseswhatever examples of your work are available.• To satisfy prerequisite requirements, a grade of at least D- isreqLlired, unless otherwise stated.,,' ,., You retain credit for all courses with grades of O· or better,except in those programs for which a higher grade is specified inthe program regulations "• Sin~e September 1982; the grading scale has been:,'GradeA+,AA.;.,B+BB­C..:C'C-0+oO­FEquivalentGrade ,Point'12'11109876'54321oEquivaient ,Percentages" 90-10085-89,80-8477-79''73-7670-72'67-6963-6660;.6257-59 '53'-5650-$20;.;49 ~ Failure, ' '• Example ot' a Weighted Average Calculation; using fhegradepoints and units fo(courses completed:of...:::.Course' Grade 'CQurseGrade PointsvUnits,A- 10 x 6 = 60C+' 6 x 3 = 18'B 8 x 6 = 48"B+ 9 x 3 = 27Total 18 153Tocalculate,Average,: 153/ ~8 == 8 . .56. UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC AWARDSTo qualify for In-Course Awards, youmustbe registered Eis a full-'time studentduring-the FalllWinter session. A Sessional Averagewill be' computed to determine your eligibility for these awards:, Terms and conditions of awards forfull:-time ana part-time studiesare defined in the Undergr?duate Academic Awards section.,,