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UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
Exam Information


Examination Policies and Procedures

For most courses at the William H. Bowen School of Law, professors schedule final examinations at the end of the semester.  The law school’s policies governing the taking and scheduling of exams, such as the procedure for requesting an alternate date, the rescheduling of exams due to inclement weather, and disability accommodations are available for download by clicking the links below.  Students should familiarize themselves with these policies well in advance of the examination period each semester.


Rescheduling an Exam

Students are expected to take each course’s exam when it is scheduled.  In cases of extraordinary hardship, a student may request an alternate exam date from the faculty member involved.  To request an alternate date for an exam, first read the Alternate Exam Policies and Procedure (pdf) information sheet; then complete the Alternate Exam Date Request Form (pdf) and give it to the faculty member teaching the course.  Professors have full discretion to decide whether to grant such requests.

Using Computers to Take Exams

It is up to your professor to decide whether to let students type their scheduled exams on computers.  If a professor gives you that option and you elect to use that method of writing your exam, you must use the approved exam software.  The Bowen School of Law furnishes the exam software to you free of charge.  You are encouraged to download and experiment with the software to see if you want to take your exams that way.  This policy does not apply to courses with take-home exams or papers.

To use the computer typing option, you will have to comply with the following requirements each semester:

  1. Complete the Acknowledgment: Computer Use on Examinations (pdf) form and return it to the Associate Dean’s office.
  2. If you are a Windows user, install any critical updates by using the Windows Update page.
  3. Update and run your virus software, doing a full system scan.  McAfee VirusScan is available (to students) free of charge.
  4. Clean any adware/spyware/malware from your computer.  We recommend Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware SE.  Each of these programs performs a different function and has its own strengths.
  5. Download and install the exam software currently approved by the Associate Dean (Extegrity Exam4).  Follow the instructions to register and download.  Be sure to choose the UALR link.  You MUST download a new copy even if you used the software in a previous semester.
  6. Test the exam software on your computer by typing and saving a practice exam.  Do NOT save practice exams to the network.  Save them to your "Practice" folder on your computer.
  7. Save your actual exams to the wireless network.  If you do not have wireless access, you will have to save them to floppy disks.

Computing Services staff is available to help if you have any problems installing or using the test software. (501.324.9995)

Disability Accommodations for Exams

It is the policy of UALR and the Bowen School of Law to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law and state law.  Any student with a disability who needs accommodation in arrangements for examinations should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course.  The Office of the Associate Dean is also available to assist with accommodations.  Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services, telephone 501.569.3143 (v/tty), and on the Web at http://www.ualr.edu/dssdept/.

Practice Exams

The Law Library has a large collection of sample exams available at the circulation desk.  In addition, several Bowen School of Law professors have placed exam samples online for you to use as practice exams.  To access one or more of these samples, go to the Practice Exams page.  Select an exam, and at the log-in window, enter your UALR student username and password (the same username and password that you use to access your UALR e-mail).

Revised: 11/7/2007