Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

TECEP® Policies and Contact Information

Thomas Edison State University reserves the right to cancel or withdraw TECEP® exams when necessary.

Registration and Testing

  • You must test by the last day of the 12-week term in which you register. There are no extensions for TECEP® exams.
  • You may withdraw through the last day of your term. Course withdrawal refund policies apply. Policies are listed in the University Catalog. There are no refunds for TECEP exams that are not taken or not passed.
  • If you do not either test or withdraw by the end of your term you will receive an NT (Not Taken) grade. It will not affect your GPA or be included on your transcript and there is no refund for a not taken exam.

Retests

  • If you do not pass a TECEP exam the first time, you can take it one more time in a different term.
  • To test a second time you must register in a new term and pay the registration fee.

Test Administration Ethics

  • Students found using unauthorized aids/assistance during the administration or copying/removing/sharing test information will be subject to the Academic Code of Conduct.

Other Policies

  • It is not possible to review a TECEP® exam after administration. Students with concerns should email testing@tesu.edu and include their name, University ID, course code, and test date. Any concerns regarding a specific test administration should be submitted within 90 days of the receipt of the grade report.
  • We are not able to provide diagnostic feedback for test results or to regrade tests.
  • In order to maintain compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the University cannot release test results via telephone, email, or fax.

  • Students may appeal a TECEP score. Such appeals must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of the notification of that decision. All appeals must be submitted in writing through our final grade appeal process. To submit a final grade appeal for a TECEP, students may begin by submitting a statement of why they believe the decision to be in error, including supporting materials such as test descriptions. If an error is identified, all students impacted by the error will have their tests rescored, and appropriate record changes will be made.

Contact Information