Examination & Test Policies

An Exam Schedule for a current semester can be found under Academics/Schedules.

Examinations and Tests

• Mid–semester tests are scheduled by the course instructor as outlined in the course syllabus. Missed tests without prior rescheduling arrangements confirmed with the course instructor will receive 0%.
• Final examinations, posted by the Registrar early each semester, must be taken as scheduled during the last week of the semester.
• Travel arrangements for semester–end and employment commitments must be made around the exam schedule. Requests for rescheduling of exams for travel arrangements will not be considered.
• Missed final examinations will receive 0%.
• A request to reschedule an exam for permissible reasons requires submission of the Exam Rescheduling Request form to the Registrar for approval (in consultation with the course instructor) prior to the sitting of the exam.
• A request to reschedule an exam for reasons beyond those permitted must be submitted to the Vice President Academic for approval and an exam rescheduling fee will be applied.

Challenging a Course by Examination
 

Exam Rescheduling Request Form

Rescheduling of a Final Exam may be permitted if:

• a student has an exam conflict with another RMC exam
• a student has more than two exams scheduled on one day
• a student has a scheduling conflict with another post-secondary institution
• a student has an illness with notification given prior to the examination and a doctor’s note indicating that the student was unable to attend on the scheduled day