INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION CANDIDATE

The candidate should be acquainted with the school regulations in general and instructions to be followed during the exams in particular.

The candidate must follow the following instructions.  In case of cheating or any attempt to cheat during an examination, the examination will be annulled, see Act relating to Universities and University Colleges of April 1^st 2005 § 4-8, point 3, and the candidate will be expelled from the course.

Before the examination has started

1. The candidate should arrive half an hour before the examination begins for registration. In the case of larger examinations the registration will start at 0800 am.  All examinations are due to start at 0900 a.m. if no other time is specified. As regards home examinations the examination papers will be delivered at 0900.
2. The invigilators should check that no overcoats, bags, mobile phones etc are brought to the candidates’ desks. The candidates should treat the invigilators with respect and follow their instructions.
3. The candidate receives the candidate number while signing on the attendance sheet before the beginning of the exam, and should also show his/her student identity card, or a receipt for having paid the semester fee together with an identification card. In some cases this registration can take place immediately after the exam has started. The candidate should keep the candidate number until the examination results have been announced. This is necessary as the examination results are announced by a list using candidate numbers. Candidate numbers are usually not distributed twice.

Examination starts at 0900 am

4. The candidates should sit at their respective seats at least 10 minutes before the examination is due to start.  Only foods, drinks, writing equipment and whatever other equipment is allowed for the examination, should lie on the desk. The examination answers should be written with a ball pen.  The candidate himself is responsible for the copies being legible. The candidate is not allowed to start writing on the writing papers until the examination question papers are being distributed.
5. Whatever equipment the candidate is allowed to use during the examination should be specified on the front page of the examination papers.  If no equipment is allowed the candidate should act according to this.  There should under no circumstance be discussions about whether some equipment should be allowed after all.
6. In case of printed equipment, there should only be underlining, references, comparisons with pen or a marking pen with Indian ink.

7.   No candidate is allowed to leave the examination room until one hour after the examination has started.  This applies to candidates who want to withdraw from the examination or candidates who want to take a break. Candidates arriving late for the examination, can only be permitted to attend the exam if no other examination candidates have left the examination room, that is within the first hour after the examination papers have been distributed.

8. There should be no contact between the candidates during the examination, and the candidate should not leave his/her desk without permission from the invigilator. The candidate should follow the instructions of the invigilators. Any questions during the examination should be directed to one of the invigilators.

Examination time

9. For written exams the candidates have a specified time at their disposal.  Examination hours shall be specified on the first page of the examination paper. Candidates that have 5 hours or longer exams are allowed 15 minutes extra for lunch.  In addition to the examination time specified, the candidates are allowed 15 minutes extra in order to finish and deliver the papers.  No candidate is allowed to write when the specified time at their disposal has expired.  In case any candidate should continue to write after the examination time has expired it shall be regarded as cheating and treated according to this, see Act of April1st 2005, § 4-7 and 4-8.3 (Norwegian Universities’ Act). The time when the candidate stopped to write should then be noted by the invigilator and shown to the examination responsible. The last 15 minutes should only be used for finishing and delivering the papers.
10. For exams that last 4 hours or less there is only 15 minutes available to finish and deliver the papers.  That is, no candidate should write on the papers after the ordinary examination time has expired.

Extra examination time

11. Candidates who have documented Sami/foreign language background, permanent sufferings, illness or are nursing will be allowed extra time up to:

-                     15 minutes extra time for examinations that last 2 hours

-                     30 minutes extra time for examinations that last 3 or 4 hours

-                     60 minutes extra time for examinations lasting more than 4 hours

-                     One day extra time for home examinations

12. Candidates who have another first language than Norwegian, and who deliver their paper in Norwegian, are allowed extra time according to point 11. Sami/foreign language background must be documented by for instance certificate form High school.

13. Candidates with a doctor’s certificate are granted the same additional time as mentioned in pt 11. Additional time must always be clarified and confirmed within 15^th April/15^th November. Candidates with sudden use for special arrangements after the deadline has expired, should apply immediately.

Delivery of the answer paper

     14.  The heading of the answer papers should be completely filled in with the date of examination, the course code and course name, candidate number, number of pages, and the pages should be numbered.

      15. The answer paper has 1 original and 2 copies.  The candidate should separate the pages and see to it that they are completely filled in.  The white (original) and the yellow part of the answer paper should be delivered. No rough papers will be received as part of the answer papers.  The candidate keeps the blue copy. If the candidate wants to withdraw from the exam, at least one page must be delivered with the heading filled in completely.

16. The candidate is allowed to take with him/her the question papers and 1 copy of his answer papers.  All excess papers/materials should be left in the examination room.
17. When the answer papers are ready for delivery, the candidate should give a sign to the invigilator, who controls the papers and stitches them together. The candidate should sit in his/her seat until the papers have been delivered, and then leave the examination room immediately.
18. When the candidate has delivered his/her papers, the examination is regarded as finished. Answer papers that are delivered will not be returned to the candidate.

Illness during the examination

19. In case a candidate gets ill during an examination, and is unable to fulfil the examination, he should report to the invigilator, who reports to the examination responsible.  The candidate should deliver a doctor’s certificate as soon as possible after the examination, and not later than 3 days after the date of the examination.  If the doctor’s certificate is not available within this deadline, the candidate will be registered as having failed the examination, and also having used 1 of his examination possibilities.

Breaks

20. The candidates are asked not to have longer breaks than necessary.  Breaks should not exceed 10 minutes at a time. The candidates should not have access to any papers or other written materials or electronic equipment during breaks.  The candidates are not allowed to speak of previous examinations, or any subject referring to that particular examination which they are attending.

Using computers and calculators during exams

21. If the candidate is allowed to use a PC during the exam, only the College computers can be used.  The candidate himself is responsible for having the necessary knowledge of how to use a computer.  If the candidate does not have the adequate knowledge, he himself is responsible for acquiring this knowledge.
22. When using a PC the answer papers should be delivered in two copies, filled in with the date of the examination, course code and course name, candidate number, total number of pages, and the pages should be numbered.
23. The College is not responsible for loss of text/data caused by electricity breakdown or any machine defects. The candidate himself should take the security copies necessary during the examination.
24. It is not allowed to use other calculators than what is specified in the course plan and on the examination papers.

Home examinations

25. Home examinations can be individual or in groups.  The answer papers should be delivered to the examination office within the deadline set for the examination.  As regard students who are not living near the premises of FUC, they can send the answer paper by post within the specified deadline. Papers that are delivered after the deadline has expired, will be registered as not having passed the examination.
26. The answer paper should be delivered in 3 copies. The candidate must see to it that he has a copy for himself. No names, only the candidate number that are given when the examination questions are delivered, should be written on the answer paper, and also the name of the course, class identification, and the date of the examination should  be written on the front page. Together with the answer paper the Obligatory declaration signed by the candidate should be delivered.

2006-11-16/HI

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