Final Examinations
Most courses require that you pass a supervised final exam in order to receive credit for the course. You will receive details about your course exam when you enroll. If a supervised exam is required, it must be supervised at an accredited college, university, community college, or technical college. Persons serving in the military may have their exams supervised by an education officer on their base or ship. Other students not having access to a postsecondary institution should contact Credit Programs for Part-time Students for assistance in locating an approved site. Most sites charge a small fee.
Your course materials will include an Exam Request Form. You may submit this form by mail or fax. You will be asked to sign a pledge when you take your examination certifying that you have neither given nor received aid while taking the exam. You must take the examination at the scheduled time or contact the examination supervisor if you need to reschedule the examination. Please do not arrive to take the exam unless you have received confirmation in advance. You will need to present a picture ID (such as a driver's license) when you take your exam.
Examinations are supervised at the Friday Center. The fee for supervising an exam at the Friday Center for a course offered through the Friday Center is $10 ($15 beginning January 10, 2010) ; the fee for supervising an exam at the Friday Center for a course offered by a different school is $30 ($40 beginning January 1, 2010). A number of additional approved testing sites are located throughout North Carolina; information is available from Credit Programs for Part-time Students. Students should call 919-962-1134 or 800-862-5669 between 8 am and 5 pm, EST weekdays (9 am to 5 pm on Tuesdays) to make arrangements. Exams to be taken at the Friday Center should be scheduled at least one week prior to the exam date; requests for exams to be taken elsewhere should arrive at our office at least two weeks prior to the exam date.
Examinations are supervised at NCSU at the McKimmon Center in the Office of Distance Education, 1730 Varsity Dr., Ste. 140, CB# 7292, Raleigh, NC 27695-7292. The contact person is John Pugh (Proctor), 919-513-1513. There is a $30 fee for examinations supervised at the McKimmon Center.