The Baruch College Faculty Handbook
Proctoring Exams
This page was last updated on 4/13/12
"Faculty members who ignore academic dishonesty send the message that the core values of academic life, and community life in general, are not worth any significant effort to enforce."
- excerpted from a previous iteration of the academic integrity website of Rutgers University
Many students have expressed dismay about examinations held with little attempt to proctor carefully. Cheating, they suggest, is rampant in those classes. In their view, some students feel encouraged to cheat and the honest students who have worked hard feel punished. Many studies suggest that the number of students who cheat on exams can be drastically reduced if faculty clearly announce the rules in advance and monitor the exams.
The Provost's office
is able to offer proctoring support to any member of the faculty
(FT or adjunct) with more than 50 students in her/his class.
There are two conditions: that the instructor is not already
receiving a proctor from another source (if other sources
are available, they should be applied to first) and that the
instructor also serve as a proctor for the exam. Instructors
who qualify should contact their department chair to locate
and arrange for an appropriate proctor. As of April 13, 2012, proctors will be paid
$20 per hour ($40 for final exams).
Chairs:
To pay proctors who are not employees of the college, use the Baruch College Fund check request form. Fill in the person's name, address, social security number, and amount. Check the box that says "Honorarium & Professional Fees." Under "Description," write "Payment for proctoring exam." Bring the completed forms to the Provost's office. We will fill in the account number and complete the processing. Check Request Form (BCF)
To pay proctors who are employees of the college, use the Baruch College Fund Personal Action Form (PAF). Fill in the person’s name, address, social security number, work phone number and email address and have them sign the PAF. Under “Payroll Title”, write “Non-teaching adjunct.” Under “Total Salary,” write $40 (or whatever is appropriate). Under “Comments,” write “Payment for proctoring exam”. Bring the completed forms to the Provost’s office. We will fill in the account number, account name and rate of pay. Here is a link to the Baruch College Fund PAF. If the employee has never been paid by the Baruch College Fund before, he/she must also submit:
- a W-4 form
- an I-9 form
- a copy of their Baruch ID card
- a copy of their social security card
- a copy of a driver’s license (or passport or any other state ID)
These are required only the first time that they are paid from these funds.
For suggestions on how to proctor, see the PDF file of Creating and Administering Exams, distributed in hard copy to faculty in December 2004.
I would be delighted to learn about any practices you have found useful that are not mentioned in Creating and Administering Exams: dennis.slavin@baruch.cuny.edu
