Examination Environment
Students should arrive at the examination site on time. Any student arriving after an examination has begun may be denied entrance, and any student arriving after another student has left the examination site shall not be permitted to take the examination. Students may not bring into the examination room any study or informational materials of any type, unless authorized by the faculty member. Students may not wear dark or reflective glasses or hats that obscure the brow during an examination.
Students are not permitted to bring to examinations/in-class tests any hand-held device capable of recording and/or searching the internet, unless otherwise approved by the faculty member. Devices such smart phones, smart watches, smart pens, and smart glasses must be left at the front of the classroom and must be powered off for the duration of the test. Students caught using any of these devices during an examination/test will be subject to disciplinary action for academic dishonesty.
Review of Recordings With or Without Standardized Patients
Throughout their time at TCC, students are expected to perform practical examinations that may be recorded. All recordings of a student encounter (either with or without a standardized patient) are solely the property of the Texas Chiropractic College and may not be distributed in any form without college consent. All students who have participated in a recorded encounter are entitled to review their encounter. Release of the recording for student review must be done in a secure fashion under supervision on campus to maintain the privacy of the standardized patient and/or the security of the exam. Copying and distributing any recorded encounters, or portion thereof, outside of the school will be considered behavior unbecoming of a doctor, which is a violation of the student code of conduct and is subject to penalty in accordance with the Student Handbook.
Missed Intra-term Exams
Notification
Students must notify faculty before missing any examination. In the case of an emergency, students must make every reasonable effort to notify faculty prior to missing an exam. The individual faculty member will determine the appropriateness of allowing a make-up exam on a case-by-case basis. An emergency for the purposes of section is defined as a sudden, unexpected, or impending situation that may cause serious injury, loss of life or severe damage to property; or a college or governmental (local, state, or national) proclamation of a state of emergency.
Fee
Students must notify faculty before missing any examination. If an examination is missed for good and sufficient reason and the student has notified the faculty member in advance, a make-up examination may be given subject to a fee of $40.00. The fee for the make-up examination is a minimum of $75.00 if a standardized patient is required for the exam. Additional required standardized patient hours may increase this $75.00 minimum fee. A missed intra-term examination must be made-up within a maximum of 7 business days of the student's return to the college, and at the discretion of the faculty member if extenuating circumstances are present. A student may be allowed a maximum of two missed examinations per trimester. A request for additional make up examinations, or fee waiver, will require documentation substantiating the absence and must be approved by the Chief Academic Officer.
Review of Intra-term Exams
Student review of intra-term examinations must take place within 10 school days following the issue of examination grades. Where intra-term examination grades are released after the Friday of trimester week 11, student review of intra-term examinations must take place prior to the start of final exams in week 14, if possible.
Students wishing to review intra-term examinations must contact the faculty member using official TCC communication channels including email and voicemail prior to the end of the 10-school day window. Details regarding the review of intra-term exams shall be found in the course syllabus.
Incomplete Intra-term Exams & Assignments
Course assignments and examinations must be completed prior to the final examination in that course. Assignments and examinations not completed prior to the final examination receive a grade of zero.
Final Exams
Final exams are to be taken at the scheduled time. Students must notify faculty before missing any examination. If a final examination is missed for good and sufficient reason and the student has notified the faculty member in advance, a makeup final examination may be given subject to a fee of $40.00. The fee for a make-up examination is a minimum of $75.00 if a standardized patient is required for the exam. Additional required standardized patient hours may increase this $75.00 minimum fee. Missed final examinations must be made up as soon as practicable during the final exam period. The venue for make-up examinations is the Assessment Center.
Supplemental Examinations
A Supplemental Examination opportunity is extended to students who fail a course and receive a final course grade of 65% to 69.9%. A student may take a maximum of two Supplemental Examinations per trimester and a maximum of six Supplemental Examinations across the TCC curriculum. The Supplemental Examination policy does not apply to pass/fail courses such as Clinical Chiropractic Clerkships I-IV. Clinic clerkship progress is addressed in the Clinic Clerkship Progression Policy (CCPP).
A student must notify both the course instructor and the Registrar of their intent to take a Supplemental Examination within two working days following the end of the final exam period. A student may initiate notification of intent based on the unofficial final course grade posted in the Canvas gradebook. The Registrar will confirm Supplemental Examination eligibility based upon official final grades submitted by the faculty. Upon confirmation of the student’s selection, by the Registrar, no further changes are permitted. The Registrar will provide a Supplemental Examination schedule. A passed Supplemental Examination will result in a final course grade of 70%. A failed Supplemental Examination will not change the course grade earned prior to taking the Supplemental Examination. A student may not appeal or re-take a failed Supplemental Examination. Taking a Supplemental Examination precludes appeal of the final course grade.