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80.		(a)		In introductory and intermediate courses there shall be at least two substantial examinations, papers or projects during the semester, one near the middle and one at the end of the course. Students shall have, early in the course, the advantages of the instructor's criticism of their work and a clear indication of the expectation of the instructor and of the standards which will be used in the evaluation of their work. Each department or program shall be responsible for enforcing this requirement in its own courses.
(b)				No take-home examinations may be given unless they are `open book'. No restriction may be placed on writing time except for the deadline by which the examination is to be handed in to the instructor. All take-home examinations will be accompanied by examination guidelines. Both the deadline and the place of delivery must be specified on the take-home examination and in the guidelines. A sample guidelines sheet is shown in Appendix G.
(c)				It has become practice not to give examinations in seminars.
(d)				The giving or the omission of examinations in graduate-level courses is left to the instructor, but if an examination is to be given, the Registrar should be notified.
(e)				Self-scheduled examinations at the end of each semester are administered by the Registrar's Office. These examinations must be taken during the examination period or at the official make-up time unless excused by the Administrative Board. Examinations which involve slides or dictation are scheduled by the Registrar.
(f)				Application for permission to defer an end-of-semester examination until after the scheduled time or to defer the completion of work connected with the course until after the date upon which the grades for the course are due should be made to the Registrar. The Registrar shall consult the College Physician in health cases, and the instructor if it is a question of postponing the completion of part of the work of the course. If the student does not fulfill the conditions of the permission, the examination or the work shall count as a failure.
(g)				For all final examinations administered by a member of the faculty the instructor shall call in person at the Office of the Registrar before such examination for the blank books to be used, see that each student returns all books that she has received, whether used or unused, and after the examination return all unused books to the Registrar's Office or to a department office.
(h)				For all examinations administered by a member of the faculty, the faculty member in charge of the course or, if the faculty member were unable to do so, an assistant who shall not be an undergraduate, shall collect the examination books at the end of the examination period.
(i)				Members of the faculty shall deposit at the Office of the Registrar copies of all examinations.
(j)				The Registrar shall deposit in the Library after the examination period a copy of examination papers that pass through the Office of the Registrar unless requested not to do so. These papers are open to the inspection of students. Next