Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Waiver Exam Fact Sheet
Waiver Exams are offered for the following courses:
Accounting and Financial Reporting (210.620)
The Firm and the Macro-Economy (220.610)
Finance and Capital Markets (231.620)
Customer Focused Marketing (410.620)
Statistical Analysis (510.601)
Systems Analysis and Design (770.002) Fall 2010 only
Decision Models (520.601)
Eligibility:
•Students have the option of either completing the courses or waiving the course by
passing the waiver exam. Waiver exams in each discipline may be taken only once.
• Newly admitted students to the Carey Business School who enroll in the new 2 credit
course curriculum may take waiver exam(s) prior to the beginning of their first semester
only. Students who pass the waiver exam are exempt from taking the course but are
required to replace the course with another advanced class of their choosing.
• Students enrolled in Carey’s 3 credit course curriculum have two semesters from the
first registration to complete waiver exams and are not required to replace the course
credits should they pass the exam.
Exam Format & Student Preparation:
•All exams are computer-based and consist of multiple-choice questions, with the
exception of the Marketing Management exam and Quantitative Decision Making for
Business.
•In the event of technical difficulty, a paper exam will be given in place of the computerbased exam.
•Time allotted for each exam is two hours.
•Minimum passing score for all proficiency exams is 75%.
• Study guides for each exam are available on Blackboard on the left column under
individual disciplines and on the Student Resources Portal site
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https://my.johnshopkins.edu under Academic Services.
Registering and Scheduling an Exam:
• Students must complete registration and scheduling seven to ten days in advance.
Some test times fill up quickly, to ensure your first choice day; we recommended
that students call to schedule their testing appointment as early as possible.
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• To register, students must submit a registration form or register online, and submit a
non-refundable payment of $100 (fee subject to change without notice) per exam to
the Records and Registration office. (If the student is not registered for any courses that
semester, the student will also be required to pay an additional one-time per semester
registration fee of $60.) Any questions pertaining to registration for waiver exams
should be directed to the Records and Registration Office at 410-234-9250.
Students who are paying with JHU tuition remission should contact their Human
Resources Office for clarification regarding the pass/fail policy. Please note the
following:
• Waiver exams are to be taken during the semester in which registration occurs.
• If a student is unable to reschedule an exam, an add/drop form (dropping the
scheduled waiver exam) must be submitted to the Records and Registration Office.
•Registration for waiver exams does not carry over to the next semester. Semesters are
defined as: August (fall) and January (spring).
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•To schedule a day and time to take the exam, please contact Student Services at 410234-9240 or email carey.student@jhu.edu.
Courses for which waiver exams are
offered:
Corresponding Waiver Exams:
Accounting and Financial Reporting
(210.620)
The Firm and the Macro-Economy
(220.610)
Finance and Capital Markets (231.620)
Waiver Exam for Accounting and Financial
Reporting (210.001)
Waiver Exam for The Firm and the MacroEconomy (220.001)
Waiver Exam for Finance and Capital Markets
(231.001)
Customer Focused Marketing (410.620)
Statistical Analysis (510.601)
Waiver Exam for Customer Focused Marketing
(410.001)
Waiver Exam for Statistical Analysis (510.001)
Decision Models (520.601)
Waiver Exam for Decision Models (520.001)
Systems Analysis and Design (770.514)
Waiver Exam for Systems Analysis and Design
(770.002)
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Location & Contact
Information
Baltimore Harbor East
Campus
100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202
Student Services
410-234-9240
carey.student@jhu.edu
Dates
Spring 2010
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Monday, January 10
Tuesday, January 11
Wednesday, January 12
Thursday, January 13
Friday, January 14
Available Exam Times
(Duration of all exams is 2
hours)
Monday-Friday
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Information about tutoring and testing can be found at:
http://onestop.jhu.edu/carey/academic-support/tutoring-and-test-preparation/.
Parking
Parking is available in the garage under the building at the following rates:
1st hour………$7
Up to 3 hrs….$11
4-5 hours …. $18
Street parking is available in the area, along with other garages with varying rates.
Parking is not validated for student discount before 4 p.m. and then is only validated for
students engaging in evening classes at the center. Parking will not be discounted for
waiver exams.
The Day of the Exam:
• Students should plan to arrive 10 minutes before their actual testing time. A photo ID
(driver’s license or passport) is required. If a student is unable to keep an appointment,
he or she must give at least 24 hours notice to reschedule. If a student misses a testing
appointment and did not notify Student Services, the student must re-register to take the
exam (and pay another $100 fee) and reschedule a testing appointment with Student
Services.
• All personal belongings including cell phones must be left with the staff.
• Only pencil/pens and non-programmable calculator(s) are allowed at the testing place
(PDAs are not allowed). Scratch paper will be provided and collected at the end of the
exam.
• Reproducing and copying parts of any waiver exam is illegal. Cheating in any form is
a violation of academic integrity and will result in an automatic failure of the proficiency
exam and the student will be subjected to an academic misconduct proceeding. The
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university reserves the right to dismiss at any time a student whose academic standing
or general conduct is considered unsatisfactory.
Exam Scoring:
•Scores for computer-based exams will be available after completion of the test. The
minimum passing score is 75%. Students taking the Customer Focused Marketing
and Decision Models waiver exams will receive their scores five business days after
completing the exam.
• Students who pass the exam will have the exam posted to their transcript.
• Students who fail the exam will not have the exam appear on their transcript.
Checklist for Eligible Students Wishing to take a Proficiency Exam
 Register for the exam you want to take. Payment of the non-refundable $100
exam fee (fee subject to change without notice) and registration fee is due at the
time of registration.
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Schedule a testing appointment with Student Services. (Complete your
registration and exam scheduling seven to ten days prior to your testing day.)
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If you are unable to sit for your exam, call Student Services to reschedule 24
hours before your testing appointment. (Note: the exam must be rescheduled to
be taken in the semester you registered). Failure to do so means you forfeit your
$100 non-refundable exam fee and you must re-register, re-schedule, and pay at
least another $100 exam fee and possibly another registration fee.
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