Grad students: Important reminders about online and in-person finals

The final exam period is coming up. It’s time to review some key details to ensure your exams go smoothly, whether in person or online. 

Before exams start 

Check your schedule 

Check your personalized final exam schedule in the Student Hub. Go to My CU Account > Academic > View exam schedule. 

Review the rules 

• Learn what you may or may not bring to an exam on campus and other exam regulations.  

• Consult the academic code of conduct to understand what constitutes misconduct, plagiarism and the consequences. 

Download RAVE Guardian 

The app keeps you informed of any Moodle outages or other emergencies. 

Get familiar with online formats 

Each online exam format has slightly different rules and instructions. Read over answers to frequently asked questions about these platforms:   

• (Concordia Online Exams) or COLE Non-proctored 

• COLE Auto-proctored 

• COLE Zoom-proctored 

• COLE mixed mode  

• Moodle  

Complete a COLE practice exam 

If your exam is on COLE, get familiar with the interface now and identify any system compatibility issues you might face by completing a practice exam at cole.concordia.ca.  Questions? Email cole@concordia.ca. 

On exam day: online platforms

In case of power or internet interruption 

Contact the COLE helpline and your professor right away to let them know. Then, email your professor an explanation of what happened to request an in-progress (IP) notation for the course, until you are able to complete the exam at a later date.

Read instructions carefully 

If you can, log in early to settle in and go over the instructions, since they can differ from one exam to another. 

Join early for exams on COLE with Zoom proctoring 

Please join the Zoom meeting 45 minutes in advance to complete ID verification. You will be able to continue to study while you wait for your exam to start.