Office of Assessment

Grade Assessment for Reinstated Students

Reinstated students are held accountable to all previously earned grades and they remain part of the permanent student record. If, upon returning, a student is required to retake a previously failed course/section, the retake will replace the entire remediation process for that course/section and will supersede the remediation process described for academic failures of continuously matriculated students. If the returning student fails the course/section a second time, the consequences will be identical to those described for failing the remediation process for a continuously matriculated student.

Missed/Make-Up Exams

Students must have an approved, valid excused absence to miss an exam. In such cases, students who have been excused to miss said exam should talk with staff from the Office of Assessment about scheduling a time/date to make-up the exam/quiz/practical. Once the exam/quiz/practical is scheduled, the student is expected to be on-time for the make-up assignment. The Office of Assessment will provide the date/time/location, via email, to the student.

Review of Examinations

Students who wish to review past exams must request permission from the Office of Assessment and Outcomes. Exams will be reviewed under the following procedures and rules:

1. Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, book bags, purses, etc., in the same room while the exam is being reviewed.
2. Exams can only be reviewed in the presence of a learning specialist and/or member of the Assessment and Outcomes staff.
3. Test reviews can only occur within ten business days after the final test results have been released and are limited to a single review.  Multiple reviews of the same exam are not allowed. 
4. Test reviews are limited to no more than thirty minutes in duration.
5. Only missed questions will be available for review.  Questions that were answered correctly will not be made available for review. 
6. Test reviews may be video recorded for test security purposes.

Failure to follow these guidelines will result in a zero (0) score for that exam.

Standards of Behavior in Exams: Testing Policy

Students who are authorized for accommodations will report to the Office of Assessment for testing. Accommodation conditions, as appropriate, may include alteration to the length of the exam time, testing location, (room number), or other accommodations. Students in need of academic related accommodations for testing are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs and Services for an application and instructions.

All quizzes and exams will start and end on time. No students are allowed to leave the room until 15 minutes have elapsed from the scheduled start of a written exam. If a student arrives after 15 minutes have elapsed, the student must report to the Office of Assessment for an excused absence to take the exam. A student with an unexcused absence will not be permitted to complete the exam unless authorized by a course director, Dean/Chief Academic Officer, or Office of Student Affairs and Services administrator. Students not authorized to make up the quiz/exam will receive a zero on the quiz/examination. To receive authorization to make up a quiz/exam, students must provide acceptable written documentation to the Office of Assessment. Additional details on this subject can be found in the Attendance Policy.

While taking exams, students should have in their possession only items that are necessary for the exam. No food is allowed during testing unless approved. All purses, backpacks, iPods/smartphones/smart watches, hats, sunglasses, unnecessary clothing items, pagers, headphones, CD players, calculators, cell/mobile phones, mobile devices, etc. must be left outside the testing area. Recording or communication devices of any type are not allowed at any time in the testing environment. Academic integrity, honesty, and personal conduct guidelines will be strictly enforced.

Any student found in possession of any type of electronic device capable of accessing the internet in any testing environment (device used for actual testing is the sole exception) will be awarded an automatic failure of the exam in question. KHSC-KansasCOM is unable to ascertain intent behind possession of any electronic device in a testing situation, and any student found in possession will be considered violating the KHSC-KansasCOM Academic Integrity Policy. Students will be referred to the Office of Student Affairs and Services for breach of the code of professional conduct.