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The Department makes efforts to avoid having more than one exam per day for the same Program, but given the number of courses this cannot always be achieved. Due to the large number of courses offered, students shall be prepared to face more than one exam per day. Weekend days may also be used for exams. The Department tries to facilitate exam scheduling for those students who take cross-listed courses.
In-class exams will be held in the computer laboratories where students can answer the exam questions in typed format. As an exception in Modules II-III students may decide to submit their in-class exams in handwritten form in case they do not feel comfortable typing their exams. During Modules I - III students are requested to sign up in advance to seek such an exemption. A sign up sheet is provided on the Department's notice board. To improve typing skills, a special typing tutor program is available to all students.
Handwritten in-class exams must be re-typed after submission if required by the course instructor. Only spelling correction is permitted. Any other change amounts to academic dishonesty (for reference see also: CEU Code of Ethics).
From Module IV, all in-class exams will be held in the computer laboratories and students will be required to answer the exam questions in typed format. Only typed exams will be accepted. If needed, typing courses can be organized during the first semester and in the Module IV. Please, contact the Department's administrative staff in case typing instructions are needed. Students may handwrite their exams only on special permission from their Program Chair.
For the open book exams, the students may use the reader and their written/printed materials, however, they will not have access to internet nor will they be allowed to use USB flash drives. For closed book exams, no auxiliary materials may be used.
GRADING The final grade for a course may be based on in-class or take home final examinations and additionally on oral and/or written assignments, class participation, or a combination thereof, as determined by the course instructor.
The Legal Studies Department follows a grading-on-the-curve policy. The lowest passing grade is C+ (corresponds to 50% of the course performance).
The CEU Legal Studies Department grading scale is the following:
Letter Grade Grade Point
A 4.00
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.00
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
F 0.00 (no credit)
The lowest passing grade is C+. Students receiving a failing grade (F) for mandatory and restricted elective courses must retake those courses for Pass/Fail provided that in case of a restricted elective course retake is permitted (see above). A "Retake Pass" for such a retake exam is worth 2.33 (C+) grade points.
Retake exams are not allowed for elective courses - if a student fails an elective course he/she must make up for the lost credit with another course.
For other courses graded Pass/Fail, a "Pass" grade is calculated into the cumulative GPA of that student at the end of the academic year at the same grade point as the cumulative GPA.
The CEU Legal Studies Department requests its professors to use the following grading curve when calculating final course grades:
15 percent of the class A or A-
25 percent of the class B+
30 percent of the class B
20 percent of the class B-
10 percent of the class C+
F does not count on the grade curve.
Exception can be granted by the Program Chairs considering the size of the class.
Re-take exams are not allowed unless otherwise stated. If a student fails to pass an exam s/he may take other courses in order to obtain the required number of credits.
In the case of mandatory courses only one re-take exam is allowed and will take place during the following module. In the case of restricted elective courses one re-take is only permitted if the student can not meet the requirements of the program otherwise (by taking another restricted elective course). Re-take examinations in mandatory and restricted elective courses are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. In the case of a student failing the re-take exam of a mandatory or restricted elective course, the department will automatically ask a second examiner to review the first evaluation. The student status of those who fail the re-take exam shall be discontinued. Enrollment will also be terminated if a student fails more than one mandatory course.
In-class exams will be held in the computer laboratories where students can answer the exam questions in typed format. As an exception in Modules II-III students may decide to submit their in-class exams in handwritten form in case they do not feel comfortable typing their exams. During Modules I - III students are requested to sign up in advance to seek such an exemption. A sign up sheet is provided on the Department's notice board. To improve typing skills, a special typing tutor program is available to all students.
Handwritten in-class exams must be re-typed after submission if required by the course instructor. Only spelling correction is permitted. Any other change amounts to academic dishonesty (for reference see also: CEU Code of Ethics).
From Module IV, all in-class exams will be held in the computer laboratories and students will be required to answer the exam questions in typed format. Only typed exams will be accepted. If needed, typing courses can be organized during the first semester and in the Module IV. Please, contact the Department's administrative staff in case typing instructions are needed. Students may handwrite their exams only on special permission from their Program Chair.
For the open book exams, the students may use the reader and their written/printed materials, however, they will not have access to internet nor will they be allowed to use USB flash drives. For closed book exams, no auxiliary materials may be used.
GRADING The final grade for a course may be based on in-class or take home final examinations and additionally on oral and/or written assignments, class participation, or a combination thereof, as determined by the course instructor.
The Legal Studies Department follows a grading-on-the-curve policy. The lowest passing grade is C+ (corresponds to 50% of the course performance).
The CEU Legal Studies Department grading scale is the following:
Letter Grade Grade Point
A 4.00
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.00
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
F 0.00 (no credit)
The lowest passing grade is C+. Students receiving a failing grade (F) for mandatory and restricted elective courses must retake those courses for Pass/Fail provided that in case of a restricted elective course retake is permitted (see above). A "Retake Pass" for such a retake exam is worth 2.33 (C+) grade points.
Retake exams are not allowed for elective courses - if a student fails an elective course he/she must make up for the lost credit with another course.
For other courses graded Pass/Fail, a "Pass" grade is calculated into the cumulative GPA of that student at the end of the academic year at the same grade point as the cumulative GPA.
The CEU Legal Studies Department requests its professors to use the following grading curve when calculating final course grades:
15 percent of the class A or A-
25 percent of the class B+
30 percent of the class B
20 percent of the class B-
10 percent of the class C+
F does not count on the grade curve.
Exception can be granted by the Program Chairs considering the size of the class.
Re-take exams are not allowed unless otherwise stated. If a student fails to pass an exam s/he may take other courses in order to obtain the required number of credits.
In the case of mandatory courses only one re-take exam is allowed and will take place during the following module. In the case of restricted elective courses one re-take is only permitted if the student can not meet the requirements of the program otherwise (by taking another restricted elective course). Re-take examinations in mandatory and restricted elective courses are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. In the case of a student failing the re-take exam of a mandatory or restricted elective course, the department will automatically ask a second examiner to review the first evaluation. The student status of those who fail the re-take exam shall be discontinued. Enrollment will also be terminated if a student fails more than one mandatory course.