All exchange students whose first language is not English and who will not be receiving a degree from Queen's University can apply to the Central Exams Office for an extra half hour of time in which to write final examinations and to bring one language translation dictionary to the examination room. To apply for this option, students must pick up an Extra Time for Final Exams form from the Exams Office in Gordon Hall, room 110.  Completed forms must be submitted to the Exams Office by the last day of classes.

 

Language-based requests for additional time in examinations by Queen's J.D. degree program students should be submitted to the Faculty's Academic Standing and Policies Committee as early as possible. Such requests must be renewed each year. 

 

The Academic Standing and Policies Committee may seek comments from teaching faculty when students seek additional time in examinations. When additional time is sought on the basis of proficiency problems in the English language, teaching faculty members will be told both the nature of the request and the reasons underlying the request. Language-based requests for additional time in examinations ordinarily should be supported by evidence of recent entry into a predominantly English-speaking environment. When the Academic Standing and Policies Committee finds that additional time in examinations is appropriate, a student ordinarily will be granted an additional one-half hour of examination time. In exceptional circumstances, a further one-half hour may be granted.

 

The requirement that language-based requests for additional time in examinations be renewed each year is consistent with the policy adopted for students assessed by the University's Disability Services Office. The nature and effectiveness of accommodations will be reviewed in light of experience in the previous year.