Graded Homework

Program
Assessment Exam from Peregrine Academic Services

Frequently
Asked Questions Guide

Question

Response

Why am I taking this

Your school requires students
to take comprehensive assessment exams in order to

assessment exam?

assess your learning and to
evaluate the program learning outcomes associated with

the program of study. The
purpose of this exam is to allow school officials the ability

to assess the quality of the
academic programs, so that the school can improve its

programs and provide the best
possible educational experience for all students. The

assessment exam
helps ensure that the school maintains the highest quality of

education.

How should I prepare for

The comprehensive exam covers
topics taught throughout the degree program, which

the assessment exam?

are aligned to the topics
required for accreditation.

If you are taking this exam
early in your program (the inbound exam), there is no

need to prepare. This exam
simply assesses the baseline data the school needs for its

analysis. This exam is not
graded, but rather you must complete the exam to receive

course credit.

If you are taking the exam at
the end of your program (the outbound exam), then the

preparation for the exam comes
from your educational experience with the school,

specifically through the
required courses for your degree.

The exam assesses the
foundational knowledge areas. There is no need to prepare for

the exam.

Does this assessment exam

Please refer to your course
syllabus or course instructor for information on how the

affect my final grade?

exam will be graded.

Keep in mind that the “scores”
you receive on the exam are relative, meaning the

scores do not relate directly
to a traditional 100pt grading scale. If you are graded on

the exam, you will most likely
be graded on an adjusted grading scale.

What do I need to access the

You will need a computer with
Internet access. No other plug-ins are required. The

exam?

online exam will operate on all
internet browser types.

What is the cost of the

There are no additional costs
to the student other than the fees you have already paid

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to the school.

How do I register for the

Students obtain their exam
access key by self-registration from a micro-site created

exam?

for your university. Open http://www.peregrineacademics.com/grandcanyon.
On the

micro-site, enter the password GCU-OL-1001. Click “Proceed with tration”
to

enter the
micro-site. Follow the instructions to self-register and obtain your exam

access key. Be sure to follow
the instructions from your course professor. In most

cases, you will select from the
list the course you are currently enrolled in, which

includes the exam as a course requirement.

How do I start the exam

At the conclusion of the
self-registration process, a hyperlinked course name will be

once I am registered for the

displayed. When you click the
hyperlink, your web browser will open to the exam

exam?

screen. This method is the
best method to start the exam.

If you do not complete the exam
at the end of the self-registration process, you can

also access the exam by using
the e-mail sent to you upon completion of the self-

registration process. This
e-mail also has a hyperlinked name to take you to the exam

page.

Question

Response

I know I am registered, but

Please check your SPAM or JUNKMAIL
folder for the e-mail from Peregrine

I never received the e-mail.

Academic Services. (Receipt@PeregrineAcademics.com). You can also
have the e-

mail re-sent to you using the
link found on the micro-site page where you began the

self-registration process.

If you still do not see the
e-mail, then there is an issue with your Internet Service

Provider (ISP)
blocking or otherwise restricting the e-mails and Peregrine Academic

Services may not be able to
assist you with recovering this e-mail.

The last-resort option is to
submit a support e-mail to Peregrine

(Support@PeregrineAcademics.com)
and we will send you the exam access key

manually in a reply e-mail.

My assessment exam site

A student has 48 hours to complete
the exam once the exam has started and only 3

password does not work

access attempts are allowed.
These restrictions are in place to protect the academic

anymore after I used
the

integrity of the
examination process.

exam key.

Contact your instructor if you
need the exam re-set due to extenuating circumstances.

Peregrine Academic Services
requires instructor/school/faculty involvement with

this step in order to ensure
the academic integrity of the exam process. The number

of access attempts is limited
in order to protect the integrity of the online exam.

I have the e-mail, but how

Click on the blue, underlined
hyperlink content included with the title of the course

do I access the assessment

or exam you are enrolled in.
The hyperlink directs your Web browser to the

exam site?

appropriate site and auto-fills
the registration information.

How much time do I have to

You have 48 hours to complete
the exam once the exam has been started. The 48

take the assessment exam?

hour clock starts when you
start the exam. The exam access key does not expire, but

rather the 48-hour rule begins
after you click “Proceed with Exam” and start the

online exam. Each question in
the exam is also timed, 5 minutes per question. This is

actually a lot of time and most
students can complete the exam well within the time

restrictions, usually within
60-90 minutes.

Am I allowed to take breaks

Yes, three 15-minute breaks are
allowed for the entire exam, and are built into the

during the exam?

testing platform. You can take
these breaks anywhere in the exam, be sure to select

“Take a 15-minute break AFTER
this question.”

What if I need to stop

You are allowed to stop during
an exam and restart a later time. However, you only

during the exam?

have 3 access attempts within
the 48 hours. You cannot log-in/log-off in the

traditional sense, rather you
access the exam with the exam access key and exit the

exam by closing your internet
browser.

Please be advised that the 3 access
attempts have been added to address unforeseen

issues (i.e. loss of internet
connectivity, emergencies). Do not use these as breaks

during the exam.
Rather, please use the “take a break” feature within the exam

window to pause the exam for up
to 15 minutes.

If you do stop the exam and
restart later, you will resume the exam at the next

question from where you ended
the previous session. You will consequently forfeit

the question you
were on. You cannot go back and review previously answered

questions. These measures
are needed to protect the integrity of the exam

process.

How many questions are on

There are 10 questions for each
topic. For this specific exam, there are 12 topics, or

the assessment exam?

120 questions. Exam questions
are multiple choice (mostly) and a few True/False.

Question

Response

How long will I need to take

Typically, the exam should take
about 60-90 minutes.

the exam?

How much time is allowed

You are allowed 5 minutes to
answer each question. You will see the time remaining

to answer each question?

on the screen for each question
during the exam.

Can I “back track” during

No, you will not be able to go
back to a question if you decide to skip it. You need to

the exam?

do your best to answer each
question within the allotted time. Otherwise, it will be

graded as 0 points. The reason
why this restriction is in place is due to need to

protect the integrity of the
exam process.

Is the score weighting the

Yes.

same for an unanswered

question versus a
question

answered incorrectly?

What if 48 hours elapse or I

After 48 hours or more than 3
access attempts, the exam site is inaccessible and a

attempt a 4^th access to the

completion certificate will be
generated, assigning 0 points to unanswered questions.

exam?

Will I see my score at the

Your completion certificate,
the downloadable PDF file displayed at the end of the

end of the exam?

exam, will show the total score
and the topic scores.

Please keep in mind that these
are relative scores, meaning that the score does not

equate to a traditional 0-100
grading scale. Please refer to the relative scoring index

displayed on the
completion certificate to understand your score on this nationally

normed exam.

How do I print or save my

After completing the exam, you
will be asked to view and save your certificate.

completion certificate?

A link to download the exam
completion certificate will also be automatically e-

mailed to you at the end of the
exam.

Finally, you can also retrieve
your completion certificate from the micro-site page

where you began the
self-registration process.

How should I submit the

Submit completion certificate
to your instructor according to your course assignment

certificate to my instructor?

or instructions from your
course professor. Typically, you will upload the certificate

in the assignment area.

I forgot to save my

Look for the e-mail with the
link to download the completion certificate included.

completion certificate when

If that still does not work,
you can have the certificate re-sent to you from the micro-

I finished the
assessment

site page (where you
self-registered), on the main log-in screen.

exam.

If I still have questions,

For course and exam
content/requirement related questions, please contact your

whom do I contact?

course professor. Peregrine
Academic Services does not control how exams are

graded or otherwise used by the
institution.

For technical questions or
issues regarding the exam site, please contact

Support@PeregrineAcademics.com. Sending an e-mail
is your fastest method for

rapid customer support because
the e-mail is automatically sent to the person who is

assigned support duty during
the period of your request. Normal support hours are

6am-10pm, Mountain Time Zone.