Exam Regulations

Exam room
In Helsinki, the exams are always held in the main building of Hanken, and the exact lecture hall is announced at least 2 hours before the exam start at the information screens which are located near the front doors.

Exam hours
Exams start at 9:00 a.m. unless students are informed otherwise. Examinees with a legitimate reason for being late will be permitted to enter the exam room up to 15 minutes after the exam started. Examinees affected by a confirmed force majeur will be allowed entrance up to one hour after the exam has started. No students are allowed to leave the exam until one hour after it has started. This includes students wishing to cancel their exam. An examinee who wishes to cancel his/her exam can at the earliest dismiss from the exam room 60 minutes after the exam started. Even if you take more than one exam at the same time, you will not be given more time.

Prolongation of the exam

If you need more time to write an exam due to e.g. dyslexia, illness or disability you can hand in a written application for prolonging the writing time to the Office of Study Affairs in Helsinki (Veronica Hasselström, 040-3521458, veronica.hasselstrom(at)hanken.fi) or to the Office of Study Affairs in Vaasa (Marina Pörn, 040-3521571, marina.porn(at)hanken.fi). You must hand in the application at least one week prior to the exam date.

You should attach a specialized doctor's certificate stating that you need more time when writing an exam. You can be granted a maximum of one hour's prolongation of an exam. If you write more than one exam at the same day, you will only have one extra hour in total.

Identification
A student participating in the exam must be able to prove his/her identity. The student card or other official ID must be shown on demand at the exam.

Help aid
I Helsinki, coats and bags have to be left in the cloakroom during the exam. Only writing tools, calculator and the equipment specified on the exam paper are allowed into the auditorium. Only Hanken's exam paper can be used during the exam. The examinee's name, student number, campus and the study period in which the course being examined was taken must be written on every sheet of paper. Examinees can take the exam questions out of the exam room unless a statement to the contrary appears on the paper.

Disciplin
During the exam, talking, sharing materials and using help aids other than those mentioned on the exam are forbidden. The supervisor has the right to terminate the exam for anyone who breaks the rules.

If a student is caught cheating in an exam or is intentionally creating a disturbance during the exam, the supervisor is obligated to immediately end that student's exam. If cheating has occurred or is suspected, the supervisor must hand in a complete report stating the course of events. If cheating is discovered or is proved later, the student will be failed by the examiner. If cheating occurs Hanken's Action Plan against Academic Dishonesty must be followed.