812 IAC 2-4-4 Examinations

Sec. 4. (a) Each auctioneer course shall be required to have three (3) written examinations with each examination consisting of one hundred (100) questions. A total of two hundred twenty-five (225) points from the three (3) examinations is required to pass the course. (b) Dates of all examinations must be announced to the students at least one (1) day in advance, and examinations shall be evenly spaced throughout the course. (c) Up to two (2) of the required examinations may be electronically administered provided they have sufficient security to assure against fraudulent practices and be approved by the commission. (d) All examinations must be administered in the scheduled class session under the supervision of the course instructor. Take home examinations may not be credited toward the required passing score in the course. (e) The total score to pass a course must be based only on scores earned on the required in-class examinations. Class recitations and quizzes may not be used to supplement or take the place of examination grades. (f) Total security shall be provided for all examinations prior to, during, and after administration. Questions may not be distributed to students or discussed in class in advance. Students shall be prohibited from copying an examination after it has been administered. (g) An examination booklet and all answer sheets shall be retained by the sponsoring school for at least one (1) year. Examinations may be made available to students only for personal review in a supervised situation after the examinations have been graded and scores recorded. (h) Examinations administered in the auction course shall not be taken from the school premises under any circumstances. (i) Administration of make up examinations shall be at the discretion of the course instructor. If make up examinations are permitted, and the student is taking the examination prior to other students in the class, the same examination that will be used for the class shall be administered. If the student will be taking a make up examination after other students in the class, a different examination shall be used, however, the examination must cover the same subject content. (j) Each approved course provider shall establish a written policy against cheating in its auctioneer courses.