1. Exams are graded anonymously. Exam numbers will be available before exams begin. Put your exam number and not your name on your blue books. Anything done by a student that lets a faculty member know or suspect his or her identity may be grounds for reducing a grade and may be considered a violation of the Honor System.

2. The Honor System requires that exams be pledged. It is sufficient simply to write the word "Pledged" on the cover of your blue books unless your professor requires something more.

3. Be sure that you understand what, if any, materials you may bring into each exam and that you have no other materials with you. If your professor has not made clear what materials are permitted, be sure to ask.

4. Take careful note of the room assigned for each exam. That is where the exam will be handed out and collected. It is not necessarily the same room in which the class was taught.

5. Exams may be taken in the assigned rooms or elsewhere in the law school building, except as otherwise instructed by your professors. Regardless of where you take your exam, please remember that you must hand in your completed exam in the room in which the exam was handed out. Also remember that, wherever you choose to write or type your exam, you remain subject to whatever rules or restrictions your professor has chosen to impose.

6. Students studying in classrooms should respect their fellow students' need for quiet if they wish to take an exam in the same room. Everyone needs to remember to be courteous during this stressful time.

7. Computers may not be used for taking exams without express permission from your professor. If your professor has not announced whether computer use is permitted, be sure to ask. If you do wish to use a computer and are allowed to do so, you are responsible for providing your own machine.

8. If your professor allows computer use, be sure you understand clearly whether your answers must be printed within the time allotted for the exam or whether additional printing time is allowed. Your professor should also explain what he or she will do if you experience problems with your computer that prevent you from completing your exam within the allotted time.

9. Exams may be taken at times other than those regularly scheduled only for truly compelling reasons and with the permission of Dean Evans, Associate Dean for Student Services. Such permission must be obtained before the regularly scheduled exam time unless an emergency precludes doing so. Rescheduling for medical reasons requires a doctor's recommendation in writing. No accommodation will be granted for such things as oversleeping or mistaking the scheduled time. Please note that Dean Evans will not reschedule an exam after the start of the exam period for a reason that existed before the start of the exam period. Any adjustment in the exam schedule is handled by the Dean's Office. Do not discuss an adjustment with the instructor in the course as this may jeopardize your anonymity.

10. Finally, please be very careful not to discuss the content of your exams after you have taken them. Most exams are subject to multiple administrations; moreover, one or more students in your class may be taking the exam at an unscheduled time. Careless remarks that are overheard can give students who have not taken the exam an unfair advantage and may also implicate the Honor System.