In general, for all of the exams in my history courses, there are no specific dates on
which you need to take an exam, but you should try to take an exam when it comes up
in the course schedule of assignments.  You can be flexible in scheduling an exam so
that it best fits into your work schedule, with the only real exception to this being in
history 135 when you need to finish the midterm exam before you can continue with the
second part of the course.  Another point to remember is that if you are going to apply
for an incomplete in any one of the courses, you need have completed the midterm
exam before your end-of-enrollment date.
All of the exams in my history classes consist of a combination of the following
sections:  map quiz, short identifications, time line, surprise question and essay.  There
are different combinations of these for the different exams with the specific details in
the course web pages.
Since you have all the exam details, including the topic of the essay question, ahead of
time, you should be prepared for an exam when you go to a campus testing center to
take an exam. You can take an exam at any one of the testing labs at the college, and
please be aware that the labs all have slightly different hours of operation.  You should
call ahead of time to the testing center of your choice so that you ensure that you will
have enough time to actually take the exam, even though there is no time limit on any
of the history exams.  Please be aware that you cannot use any notes or dictionaries,
etc., nor can use a computer, when you take the exam in the testing lab.
When you are ready to take an exam, print out the appropriate test pass from the
course web site and take that pass, along with photo identification, to the testing
center.  Once you have received a copy of the exam, please make sure that the exam
code on the exam pass matches exactly the code on the exam.  I do not want you
taking the wrong exam.  Please also make sure that your exam copy has a complete
blank map.
Once you have completed the exam, the testing center will forward it to me for grading. 
I will return graded copies of the midterm exam to you, while graded final exams remain
on file at the ELI office.  Finally, if for some reason you cannot reach one of the
college's five testing centers, there is a provision for proctored examinations.  Please
see the details on the appropriate course web page.