<p>Just curious–which colleges are known for professors giving take-home/unproctored/unscheduled exams? I think this is an interesting characteristic correlated with a strong honor code and/or academic tradition. I know of at least Bryn Mawr and Haverford, but I’m sure there are others.</p>
<p>online colleges?</p>
<p>I know UVA has a similar honor code system, i don’t know if this translates to more take-home exams though
Harvey Mudd has take-home exams</p>
<p>W&L does - complimented by a very strong honor code as well.</p>
<p>I would recommend the University of Phoenix…lol</p>
<p>Rice 10chars</p>
<p>the california institute of technology.</p>
<p>Olin college</p>
<p>I’d suggest you take a look at some more Quaker colleges. This is the kind of thing that they are likely to do.</p>
<p>I’m sorry but am I the only one that gets the impression the OP is wanting to take advantage of such a policy? Who goes to a school just because they do take-home unproctored exams…that’s just, shalwesay, fishy.</p>
<p>To continue with the Virginia schools W&M does quite a few as well. Thomas Jefferson wrote it’s honor code.</p>
<p>osucowboys, when I saw the thread title I felt the same thing, but then after reading what the OP had stated I felt that it was more of a legitimate purpose: is it “correlated with a strong honor code and/or academic tradition”?</p>
<p>Smith is such a school. The great benefit in my mind is that it enables the student to pace herself and avoid the dreaded exam-bunching, such as the two-in-one-day problem.</p>
<p>I think this more depends on the professor’s preferences than the school (speaking as the wife of a math professor.)</p>
<p>I’m not specifically searching for schools that have this policy, as my list is pretty much set; but having heard it touted at both Bryn Mawr and Haverford, I was wondering if it was common. Biggest benefit in my mind is the ability to space out exams and not have to cram for multiple subjects because they’re scheduled close together; otherwise, I’m pretty comfortable in a desk and a silent room (in fact, I need the absolute silence).</p>
<p>Seems like it would be closely correlated with a strong honor code, and perhaps academic tradition to a lesser extent.</p>
<p>It also depends on the course are you taking.</p>
<p>all of the exams at connecticut college are unproctored. furthermore, it is not uncommon to be the only person in the room during finals.</p>
<p>I’m sure that at UVA there are exams that are unproctor since the university follows an honor code.</p>
<p>In that sense every university will make you sign an honor code when you first come on campus. Usually the schools that either have rigorous academics or where students are perfect little Christian conservatives, the students actually appreciate and follow the honor code. With academics.</p>
<p>Wait, if it is a “take home test”, can you use your notes and books? Thats what a take home test meant in H.S., but is it different in college, with the honor code thing.
And the unproctored tests w/ the Honor code means that you will be left alone, and they will expect you not to cheat.</p>
<p>I kind would not like a school with an Honor code like this. I wouldn’t cheat, I’d like to put in the effort and get the grade I earn. But a few kids probably do cheat and chances are if I go to one of these schools, I may see someone cheating or violating the Honor Code and then I’d be obligated to turn them in.
But I don’t really want to be a narc…</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke. I really love it because it means I can choose when to take my finals, rather than getting stuck with awful times or multiple finals on one day.</p>
<p>Also, at least here, exams are NOT open book, they are indeed timed, your location for taking the test is assigned (so you can’t go back to your room or hide notes somewhere in advance), and when people are stupid enough to break the rules, they are reported or turn themselves in. It actually works remarkably well here.</p>