Department of Nutrition & Food Service Management Procedures

Exams (midterms and finals) for all Nutrition and Food Service Management courses must be written on campus. 

If you reside more than 50km from Langara campus and are unable to be on campus for exams, you will need to arrange for a proctor/invigilator to oversee/supervise the exams. 

This is approximately the area from:

• Northwest – Squamish, Whistler and far North and beyond
• East – Mission, Murrayville, Aldergrove, Abbotsford and beyond

Students should meet this criterion for residence and expect to justify why they require an off-campus invigilated exam. 

Note: International students must take the exam on campus. Travel during exams does not qualify for remote exams.

If you meet the criteria for remote exams, you will be required to complete the “Off-Campus Exam Invigilation Request Form” that will be posted on Brightspace for each of the specific courses. The forms should be filled out and reach the instructor by the fourth Friday of the term. 

(Note: It is the student’s responsibility to arrange a proctor/invigilator that complies with the requirements listed below in a timely manner and cover any cost associated with the invigilation process. Failure to complete the forms before the due date will mean that all exams will be written on campus, with the class at the given times.

Who is an invigilator?  

An invigilator (also known as proctor) is someone who oversees/supervises while you write the exams for a course.

Who qualifies as an invigilator?

To qualify as an invigilator, the person you select must meet all the following criteria and be one of the professionals listed below:

• Be 19 or older and not living with you or related to you (no family members or friends)
• Have a separate professional/work email/phone number
• Be willing to prove their identity/credentials
• Be fully present and supervise for the duration of the exam to ensure academic integrity is maintained

Professionals acceptable as invigilators may be one of the following:

• A member of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management such as Food Service Supervisor/Manager/Director
• A Registered Dietitian (registered within a Canadian jurisdiction)
• A schoolteacher from the kindergarten to Grade 12 system
• A post-secondary instructor – not a Langara instructor
• A librarian (public library) – not a Langara librarian
• An approved proctoring/testing center – university, college, or free-standing

Note: Be careful when choosing your proctor or proctoring center because you will not be allowed to change it after completing the “Off-campus Exam Invigilation form”.

Acceptable invigilated situations

The location of the invigilation will be:  

• A quiet desk or office, that can be monitored by the proctor at all times. 
• A personal computer that is visible to the proctor during the writing of the exam at all times.
• A computer that is the property of the setting, but the screen is always visible to the proctor
• A location that has a reliable, secure internet connection

Approximate cost of proctoring

Any cost incurred by the need for an invigilated exam will be the responsibility of the student.

An approximate cost from Canadian Proctoring Centers goes as low $50 CAD and max $70 CAD per three hours.