Students must maintain a study plan in StudentWeb.  Students are enrolled automatically for their exams according to this plan. Students should ensure that they familiarise themselves with important dates for enrolment and withdrawal. Withdrawal from an examination can occur not later than 14 days prior to the scheduled date of the examination. If the course has several forms of assessment, withdrawal must occur 14 days prior to the first instance of assessment. If you are unable to register for an examination for a course in your study plan, contact student services at your study location as soon as possible.

During the course of the examination, candidate's shall not have access to any aids that are not approved in the course description and examination paper. Access to non-approved aids may be regarded as cheating or an attempt to cheat, regardless of whether the candidate actually uses the non-approved aids. Candidates should carefully consider which items they bring into the examination room. Remember to turn off your mobile phone, and ensure that it is not accessible from where you are sitting. Access to a mobile phone is considered an attempt to cheat.

Candidates should bring writing implements, food and approved aids to their assigned places. The candidate is responsible for obtaining their own approved aids. Borrowing of aids during an examination is prohibited. Candidates may not communicate with fellow candidates or other persons during the examination, including during toilet visits and breaks.

Strict rules apply for management of plagiarism and cheating. Students are obligated to familiarise themselves with the rules and regulations that govern referencing and examination aids. Failure to comply with the rules may be considered as cheating, or as an attempt to cheat. Lack of knowledge about applicable rules does not release students from responsibility.

        
You may be suspected of cheating if you:

• Provide incorrect information about the sources you have used (applicable for all sources: written, oral, published/unpublished, digital etc.).
• Give the impression, either actively or by omission, that a submitted work is independent to a greater degree than is the actual case (tasks and responses shall constitute the student's own, independent work. There should be clear and identifiable distinctions between the student's own work and work/ideas borrowed from others).
• Use aids that are not expressly permitted.
• Collaborate on a individual examination, to a degree beyond that which is expressly permitted in the task outline/examination paper.
• Fail to comply with any of the rules for examinations at Nord University.

Cheating and attempts to cheat constitute serious infringements on institutional and national regulations. Nord University will respond to any attempt to cheat or plagiarise in accordance with applicable laws.  Serious infringements can lead to expulsion from the institution and exclusion from higher education in Norway.

Explanation
You can request an explanation of why you received a certain grade.  The deadline for requesting an explanation is one (1) week after the grade is published in StudentWeb. The examiner will provide an explanation, in writing or verbally. If you are taking an oral examination, you will receive your grade immediately upon completion of the examination.  If you wish for an explanation of a grade received for an oral examination, you must request this in person, as soon as you are notified of the grade.

For written requests for explanation of an individual grade (ie. not grades of oral examinations), use the individual contact form for explanation and appeal. The form is available in Norwegian only at this time.  Contact your study advisor if you need assistance to complete the form.

Appeal of grade
You can appeal a grade. The deadline for appeal is three (3) weeks from the date on which you received your grade. If you requested an explanation of your grade, the deadline for appeal is three (3) weeks from the date you received the explanation. Your examination response will be given to two new examiners, one of whom will be external to the institution. 

An appeal can have three outcomes:

• The grade is upheld
• A poorer grade is awarded
• An improved grade is awarded

The new grade is final and cannot be appealed. The appeal examiners will not be informed of your original grade.
You must submit your appeal in writing using the form for appeal of grade to postmottak@nord.no.

You may not appeal the grade of an oral examination or assessment of practical skills. If you are appealing a group grade, the form must be signed by all group members and submitted to postmottak@nord.no.

Appeals relating to formal examination errors
Appeals relating to formal examination errors are regulated by the Universities and Colleges Act section 5-2, which stipulates that “A candidate who has taken an examination or test may appeal against formal errors within three weeks of the date on which he or she became or should have become aware of the circumstances on which the appeal is based.”

Formal examination errors are conditions that may have had an influence on your performance or the assessment thereof. Examples of this may be errors in examination questions, conduct of the exam or conditions pertaining to the management of grading.

If a formal error has occurred in the conduct of an examination, the grade will be annulled. If possible, a new grading will take place. However, in many instances a new exam with new examiners will be necessary.

Candidates must send an application for special examination arrangements to Nord University within the deadline given in the Academic Calendar each semester. An application should clearly state whether the candidate requires special arrangements for a single examination, a single semester or over a longer time period.              

Documentation requirement
The need for special arrangements must be documented by a doctor or other competent person. The documentation must be of recent date (unless chronic illness or functional disability is clearly apparent) and must be in its original form, certified by the practitioner and bearing their signature.

• The documentation should make apparent whether the need for special arrangements is temporary or ongoing.
• The documentation should address both the condition and how this impacts completion of the examination, including side-effects of medication, or other relevant issues.
• The certified documentation may conclude with a recommendation for management of the examination situation. A case manager at Nord will evaluate the possibility of carrying out the recommended measures and whether such measures will afford the student equal conditions during the examination as their fellows.
• When the need for special arrangements occurs after the application deadline, the doctor or practitioner must certify that the condition arose after the deadline to notify.

Allergy
Some allergies, with modern medical treatment, will cause less disadvantage during an examination situation than a common cold. In order for documentation of allergy to be recognized, it must contain information about the applicant’s dependence on medications with significant side-effects. The following points should be addressed in the documentation: is the allergy present year round? At which times of the year is the patient most affected? Does the patient use medications with a sedative effect? Can the patient use alternative non-sedative medications? Does the patient require extra time in which to complete the examination?

Dyslexia
Documentation for dyslexia must adhere to special criteria. The degree of reading and/or writing difficulties must be clearly stated. The documentation should also specify the impact of such difficulties on the examination situation.

Apply online for special examination arrangements. The form is in Norwegian. Contact the student information desk, examinations office or your study advisor if you need assistance to complete the form.