All Distance Education midterm and final exams are supervised and take place on campus. Where students write their exams is dependent on their mailing address that Okanagan College has on file. Please carefully read the information below to find out where to write your exams and familiarize yourself with policies and procedures.
The SUMMER 2026 final exam period is August 8-14, 2026. The schedule is now posted below under the 'Distance Education exam schedules' section.
NO LATE STARTS
In order to facilitate a timely start to exams and limit disruptions, students are asked to arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the exam to go through the check-in process. Students are not permitted to enter an exam room once the exam session is in progress.
HARD-COPY PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED
Valid hard-copy photo identification (Government photo ID or Okanagan College student card) is required to write your exam. Note that a picture of ID on a phone is not considered valid. If you do not bring valid photo identification, you will not be permitted to write your exam.
COMPUTER-BASED EXAMS
Know your Brightspace login information – you will need this to log into the lab computers and Brightspace. For important info about logging in, visit the "Login instructions" section of the Distance Education Student Handbook. Please note that you may require your phone for your Distance Education exam solely for the purpose of multi-factor authentication when logging into an OC lab computer. After authenticating, please store your phone with your other belongings for the duration of the exam. Your phone is not permitted once you have used it for authentication purposes.
Please read all exam information carefully and familiarize yourself with dates, policies and other documents.