BSc. IN PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINATION

Examination

The following is an extract from Chapter 3 of the Bachelor’s Student Handbook which relates to matters of calendar and examinations.

3. EXAMINATION REGULATIONS AND GRADING SYSTEM

3.1 Examination Regulations

The following constitutes the legally binding examination (and re-examination) regulations of the institution which were approved by the Academic Council and officially adopted following a positive decision by the Board of Governors.

• Each program module is to be examined by a combination of continuous assessment and end-of-module (or end-of-semester as the case may be) individual written examination.
• The continuous assessment part will be based on class attendance and active participation, group work (such as, for example, case preparation and presentation, group exercises, etc. In the case of language or quantitative modules the continuous assessment will be based on oral presentations (for language modules) and exercises (for quantitative modules) and constitutes 40 % of the total grade assigned for the module.
• The individual written examination part of the assessment shall take place at the end of the module (or semester as the case may be) and constitutes 60 % of the total grade assigned for the module.
• The organization and conduct of the individual examination shall be as prescribed by the Academic Council of the institution. Students are to be provided with clear information about the forms of examinations at the beginning of the semester in which a module is scheduled to be delivered. This information must also be contained in the study material for the module which must be made available to students during the first scheduled class of the module.
• The individual examination shall be by a written paper of 2 to 3 hours in addition to which there may be an oral examination such as, for example, in the case of language modules.

The Academic Council determines when examinations (or re-examinations of failed modules as the case may be) take place and students are obliged to write examinations (or re-examinations) at the scheduled periods and designated examination (re-examination) area. Re-examination of a failed module must take place not later than two months following the date of the original examination. Candidates must read, and would be assumed to have read, the following rules which apply to all examinations conducted by the institution:

1. The examination (or re-examination) will take place in examination rooms indicated on the timetable. It shall be the duty of the candidate to read the timetable to ascertain the date and venue of each paper. It shall be the responsibility of a candidate to locate an examination venue and transport him/herself to the venue. All candidates should arrive at examination area(s) at least 30 minutes before the start of the examination.
2. A candidate may be refused admission to an examination room if:
   • He/she has not followed the approved program as a regular student over the required period.
   • He/she owes fees to the institution.
   • He/she is under suspension or has been granted temporary leave of absence (for welfare and/or health reasons) from the institution.
3. It shall be the candidate’s responsibility to provide for him/herself the required writing materials (pen, pencils, eraser etc). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that he/she is given the right question paper and other material(s) needed for the examination.
4. An examination candidate shall not bring into the examination room or to the washroom of the examination area any book, paper or written information or other unauthorized material. Any candidate who is suspected of hiding any unauthorized material on him/her may be asked by the invigilator to submit to a search.
5. A candidate who completes an examination ahead of time may leave the examination area after submitting his/her answer booklet (s), supplementary sheets, graph sheet and any other material to the invigilator. The candidate shall subsequently be allowed to leave the examination room and shall not be allowed to return to the examination area for the rest of the examination period of that module.
6. All candidates shall, for the purpose of identification by the invigilator, be asked to produce their ‘Identity Cards” (ID) for inspection. All candidates are therefore required to carry their ID Cards to the examination area.
7. Candidates may leave the examination room temporarily but only with the express permission of the invigilator. In such cases, the invigilator will be required to certify that the candidate does not carry on his/her person any unauthorized material. A candidate who is allowed to leave the examination room temporarily shall be accompanied by an attendant designated by the invigilator.
8. Any candidate who fails to attend any part of an examination, except on medical grounds, shall be deemed to have failed that examination. The following shall not be accepted as reasons for being absent from the examination.
   • Misreading the timetable.
   • Forgetting the date or time of the examination.
   • Inability to locate the examination area.
   • Over sleeping.
   • Failure to find transportation to the examination area.
   • Bad weather.
   • Family problems.
9. Any irregular conduct on the part of a candidate may result in the cancellation of his/her examination paper, suspension, dismissal or expulsion from the institution.
10. Candidates must obey all instructions given by the invigilators.
11. During examinations, candidates must listen carefully to instructions and inform an invigilator if they cannot hear what is being said or if they do not understand what is being said.
12. Candidates must read all instructions on question papers before commencement of examination.
13. It is a Candidate’s responsibility to check that he/she has been given the correct question paper. If there is any doubt, a candidate should inform an invigilator immediately.
14. Candidates should not tamper with the stapling of the answer booklets. Any complaints about the answer booklets should be brought to the attention of the invigilator.
15. There should be no verbal or written communication between candidates in the examination room.
16. Sending text messages on mobile phones in the examination room is prohibited.
17. Only general-purpose calculators or non-programmable scientific calculators are permitted in the examination hall.
18. Candidates must clearly write their personal details on each answer booklet and on any supplementary sheet used. All items forming part of their work must be securely attached to the answer booklet (with the treasury tags provided) unless instructed otherwise by the invigilator.
19. Candidates must write the name of the module instructor, the correct program title and module code on the answer booklet.
20. Candidates must write their answers legibly; examiners cannot grade what they are not able to read.
21. Candidates must not tear out pages or parts of pages of answer booklets.
22. Rough work and all calculation must be written in the answer booklets and should be crossed through if it does not form part of the answer to the question. Answers should be numbered clearly to indicate the question to which they refer. Candidates are not allowed to take papers out of the examination room.
23. Candidates who need to take medication during an examination should inform the invigilator before the start of the exam.
24. No candidate may leave the examination room during either the first 30 minutes or final 15 minutes of an examination except with the permission of an invigilator.
25. Candidates who have handed their completed scripts to an invigilator and who have left the examination room will not be readmitted under any circumstances.
26. Candidates must stop work when instructed to do so by the invigilator.
27. In the event of a fire alarm or other emergency requiring evacuation from the examination venue, the invigilators will tell candidates to leave all examination materials on the desk and leave the room in an orderly manner and assemble at a designated point outside.