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Exam Procedures
Lesson Exams
Lesson exams provided in accompanying lesson plans are taken “open-book” and are sent to the Institute for scoring. When completing your lesson exams, you may use your textbook, notes, and other available materials for assistance. It is important that you put forth your best effort when you take lesson exams. These exams will help you to test your knowledge as you move through the courses.
Written Assignments
Writing is an important part of your academic development, and ultimately, your effectiveness as a legal professional. The skills you develop in this course are directly transferable to your discipline area. The bulk of legal communication is written. You will learn the best approach to the writing process and guidelines to follow in order to communicate the legal issues or problems raised, the results of your research, and your analysis.
Comprehensive Final Exams
After successful completion of all of your lessons in a course you will take a final exam. You should study your lesson exams and review any areas of weakness before you take your exams. The Final Exam will test your comprehension of the course you completed and will give you the opportunity to apply the material you are learning. The Final Exam is essay only – in most cases giving you a case or scenario and asking you to apply the skills you have learned. If you are enrolled in an associate degree program, you will also be required to take Proctored Exams which consists of multiple choice and true/false questions.
Proctored Exams
Proctored exams are a requirement for the Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies and the Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. These exams are taken without the assistance of text, material, or other assistance. Proctored exams must be administered by a Paralegal Institute verified and approved proctor. If you decide to take it in person, the proctor should be a disinterested party who has no direct personal or professional involvement with you. An eligible proctor could be an Administrator, Director of Education, librarian, counselor, school official, or Director of Human Resources/Personnel.
You can also take the exam online using ProctorU. A web cam is required and there is an additional $25 fee for this optional service. See www.proctoru.com/tpi for more information.
If you are an associate degree student your first notice of proctored examination requirement form will be sent to you by mail or email. It contains further information regarding selection of an appropriate individual to proctor your exams, your anticipated schedule for administration, and applicable administrative fees.
