Manage assessment at Concordia
Use the information on this page to help you plan and manage assessments.
In-class assessments: Deadlines and processes
In-class assessments refer to tests or exams that take place during the 12 weeks that classes are run. You are responsible for managing all assessments (quizzes, tests, exams, etc.) for your course.
No in-class final test or exams are permitted in the final week of classes. (Please refer to specific term dates for the last date to hold in-class exams in summer as they will vary.)
Students with accommodations
If you have students with accommodations, you must register your in-class assessments with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities via their portal and provide a copy of the assessment a minimum of 10 days before the assessment date.
Final exams during final examination period
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
During the final examination period, assessments are organized for undergraduate students, graduate students, and cross-listed courses. Below is an overview of how assessments are handled for each group:
Undergraduate students
The Exams Office manages all final exams for undergraduate students. You will need to submit the exam details via the Online Exam Questionnaire form before the deadline (which typically is around the end of the previous semester). You can access the Online Exam Questionnaire form through the Student Information System (SIS). For more information on how to access it, please contact the Exams Office at examsoffice@concordia.ca.
If a course does not have a final exam or instead has an assignment or take-home exam (lasting longer than 3 hours), please do not submit the questionnaire form.
Any scheduled exams will be visible to both students and faculty in the SIS. Once the final exam schedule is posted, no further changes can be made.
This questionnaire collects essential information, including:
- Exam Offered: Specifies the course.
- Course Sections: Indicates which course sections will have the exam.
- Exam Duration: Specifies the duration of the exam.
- Exam Method: Describes how the exam will be administered (see the methods below):
In-person exam with invigilators, scheduled by the Exams Office.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
- Exam administered through Moodle, either online or in-person.
- Note: No invigilators are provided for in-person Moodle exams by the Exams Office or CTL. Furthermore, Proctorio is not available.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
When the Exams Office plans the final exam schedule, conflicts may arise for some students. If a student has a legitimate exam scheduling conflict, they have two options:
- Request an alternate exam: The student can request to take the exam at a different time.
- Defer the exam: The student can defer the exam, subject to the course’s policies.
In some cases, students may need an accommodation related to exams. This could apply to students who:
- Missed the final exam
- Have long-term medical situations (Student with a disability Accessing accommodations for final exams)
- Failed a course
For more information, visit the Exam Conflict Information Page & Exams Accommodations
Graduate students
You are responsible for managing all term assessments (quizzes, tests, exams) for graduate students in your course. The assessment method outlines how the exam (mid-term or final) may be administered.
In-class assessments
In-class assessment handled by instructor and the department.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
Exam administered through Moodle, either online or in-person.
Note: No invigilators are provided for in-person Moodle exams by the Exams Office or CTL. Furthermore, Proctorio is not available.
Please note that the COLE platform has been temporarily suspended to allow for maintenance and feature enhancements. For alternatives to an online exam during this pause, please contact the Centre for Teaching & Learning. To use Moodle’s embedded Quiz Tool as an alternative, please contact the Moodle support team.
Cross-listed courses
Cross-listed courses (for both undergraduate and graduate students) follow the same assessment structure as undergraduate courses and are managed by the Exams Office.
Academic integrity
Instructors, students and administrators are expected to be honest and responsible in their academic conduct and fair in their assessment of academic matters.