Subject: Important Information Regarding Fall 2015 Exam Format & Schedule
From: Denise Sangster <[email-masked]>
To: Law Faculty and Visitors <[email-masked]>
Cc: Law Center Deans <[email-masked]>, Margaret Gerety <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Carmia N. Caesar" <[email-masked]>, Sarah Kelly <[email-masked]>, Ellis Duncan <[email-masked]>, Michael Frisch <[email-masked]>, Elizabeth Ewert <[email-masked]>, "Laura M. Cutway" <[email-masked]>, Monica Stearns <[email-masked]>, "Kara E. Passmore" <[email-masked]>, Chuks Aninye <[email-masked]>, Christopher Jewell <[email-masked]>, "All
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:53:11 +0000

Dear Faculty,

As a reminder, the Fall 2015 exam period will run from Tuesday, December 8 through Saturday, December 19, 2015.  Please note that the Office of the Registrar will be closed to the public on Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23 in order to package, deliver/courier exams and final papers to you before the Law Center closes for the holiday break.

In-class Blind-graded Exam Format:

Your exam must follow one of the following 6 exam options:

1.      Open book with access to anything short of another person

2.      Open book with access to the hard drive, no access to Internet

3.      Open book, no electronic materials or access to Internet (printed materials in hard copy permitted)

4.      Closed book, no laptops (Scantron or answers on exam questions)

5.      Closed book, with laptops (no access to hard drive or Internet)

6.      Limited book with supplement, no access to other materials, hard drive, or Internet (supplement provided in hard copy along with exam questions)
Note: The exam templates are attached.  Exam questions may not be re-used.  Past exams are available to students on the Law Library's website and it is fundamentally unfair to reuse questions which some students will have seen but not others.

Fall 2015 Exam:

As always, all in-class and take-home exams must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar in final format at least 4 business days prior to the start of your exam.  Note:  Saturdays are not considered business days for purposes of exam submission, even if the Office of the Registrar is open for exam administration.  Please note that the Office of the Registrar will only review your exam for format and not for substance, so you may want to have your exam reviewed by a colleague before submitting to us in final form.

Please review the chart below to determine the date on which your exam must be submitted.

Date of Exam Administration

Exam Due in Registrar's Office

Tuesday, December 8

Wednesday, December 2

Wednesday, December 9

Thursday, December 3

Thursday, December 10

Friday, December 4

Friday, December 11

Monday, December 7

Saturday, December 12

Monday, December 7

Monday, December 14

Tuesday, December 8

Tuesday, December 15

Wednesday, December 9

Wednesday, December 16

Thursday, December 10

Thursday, December 17

Friday, December 11

Friday, December 18

Monday, December 14

Saturday, December 19

Monday, December 14

Fall 2015 Final Exams/Papers and Exam Deferrals:

*         Fall 2015 In-class Exams:  9:00 am on Tuesday, December 8 through 10:00 am on Saturday, December 19, 2015.

o   In-class Exams are administered as follows:

?  Monday through Thursday at 9:00 am, 1:30 pm, and 6:00 pm;

?  Friday at 9:00 am and 1:30 pm; and

?  Saturday at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm.

*         Fall 2015 Take-home Exams:

o   Take-home exams are administered via the Online Exam/Paper Management System.

o   Take-home exams must be available for download during Registrar's Office business hours during the exam period in order for us to be available to assist students and faculty.

o   Take-home exams answers must be submitted during Registrar's Office business hours during the exam period in order for us to be available to assist students and faculty.

o   Please do not list exam start or end times outside of the time when Registrar's staff are unavailable to assist students and faculty.

o   Take-home exams may be available starting at 8:30 am on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 through 6:30 pm on Friday, December 18, 2015.

o   Take-home exams answers must be due no later than 6:30 pm on Friday, December 18, 2015.

*         Fall 2015 Exam Deferral Dates:

o   Monday, December 21, 2015; Monday, January 4, 2016; and Tuesday, January 5, 2016

o   No Fall 2015 exam will be administered for any reason after January 5, 2016

o   All exam deferrals are handled by the Office of the Registrar

*         Fall 2015 Final Paper Due Date:  Friday, December 18, 2015 by 5:00 pm

o   Final paper due date with the maximum faculty-approved extension: Monday, February 1, 2016 at 5:00 pm

o   Maximum extension with approval of the Associate Dean (J.D. or Graduate Program) and faculty:  Wednesday, April 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm.  No additional extensions will be approved for any reason after this deadline.

o   All final papers must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar via the Online Exam/Paper Management System by the deadline.

As always, we truly appreciate your continued support in this and other services we provide to you and to our students.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 202-662-9238 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; Associate Registrar Evelyn Alfaro, who oversees exams and grades/ at 202-661-6650 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; or Associate Director of Exam Administration, Lynda Sanders, at 202-662-9228 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; or Manager of Records and Veteran Services, who handles grades, Dinah Maurelus, at 202-662-9119 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Best wishes,
Denise

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Denise A. Sangster
Assistant Dean and Registrar
P 202-662-9220 | F 202-662-9235
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

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