WCBCS Exam Proctor Policy

  • West Coast Bible College & Seminary degree students must use a certified proctor for exams listed in the proctored examination schedule below for each program. A certified proctor is an individual who was completed the WCBCS Certified Proctor Form and has been officially approved by a WCBCS team member. Please click HERE for the .WCBCS Certified Proctor Form.

  • Students are not allowed to use textbooks, syllabi, or notes when taking final or comprehensive exams.

  • Students are responsible for selecting a potential proctor.  Relative and personal friends are not candidates for proctors.  A certified proctor is someone who has agreed to uphold a standard or code of ethics and has been approved by WCBCS.  Professionals who are government officials, military personnel, public or private librarians, human resource personnel, guidance counselors, lawyers, teachers, and clergy will be considered.

  • Students should have no contact with any exam until they have studied the material and are prepared to sit for the exam.

  • Exams should never be used as study guides nor should a proctor prepare study guides for their students using exams in their possession.

  • Students may NOT take exams in groups.

  • Proctors found to be in violation of any West Coast Bible College & Seminary policy or any of the guidelines in this document will first be issued a warning. Failure to comply following a warning will result in the proctor being asked to dismissal.

  • Students who do not comply with the policies and guidelines of West Coast Bible College & Seminary will first be issued a warning. Failure to comply following a warning will result in expulsion.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENT

1. Identify a suitable proctor about three days prior to taking your final exam.

2. Provide potential proctor with the link to http://westcoastbible.org/proctor for becoming certified with WCBCS.

3. Arrange with the proctor a mutually agreeable date, time, and location to take your exam.

4. Provide proctor with government-issued photo ID on the day of exam.

5. Refrain from discussing the contents of the exam with anyone while taking the exam and after completing it.

6. Make no copies of the exam at any time by printing or photocopying.

7. Students who do not comply with these policies face expulsion.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROCTOR

1. Be present with the student when they begin and until the conclusion of the exam.

2. When the student completes the exam and logs out, your responsibility is officially over.

3. You may use Zoom to proctor exams, provided you can see the student’s entire workspace and they share their screen.

PROCEDURE

  • Student presents proctor with government-issued picture ID for verification.

  • Proctor watches student login to the exam with their Student Portal Username, Student Portal Password, and IP Address..

  • Proctor monitors student during exam according to terms of the Proctor Agreement

PROCTORED EXAMINATION SCHEDULE - BACHELOR OF MINISTRY
Students are required to take a proctored comprehensive exam covering the content of three courses at each level. The comprehensive exam is in addition to the individual course final exams. Exams will be administered after completion of the following courses at each level:

Bachelor CE #1: BIBL 101, COUN 101, and MIN 101
Bachelor CE #2: BIBL 201, BIBL 202, and MIN 201
Bachelor CE #3: BIBL 302, HIST 301, and THEO 301
Bachelor CE #4: BIBL 401, COUN 401, and PHIL 401

PROCTORED EXAMINATION SCHEDULE - MASTER OF MINISTRY
Students are required to take a proctored final exam for the following courses:

BIBL 501
COUN 501
THEO 501

PROCTORED EXAMINATION SCHEDULE - DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
Students are required to take a proctored final exam for the following courses:

CMIN 801
COUN 801
LEAD 801

Students are given more flexibility in the Master and Doctoral programs in that they possess flexibility to choose the schedule of their courses, outside of MRP 601 and REAS 801. As such, WCBCS requires three proctored final examination for each level and all coursework and proctored exams must be completed before a student begins their project.

Doctoral students must also take two examinations before proceeding to their Doctoral Project, including a 400-question comprehensive examination and 10-question essay examination.