Information for Students Affected by Hurricane Milton

Information for Students Affected by Hurricane Milton

With Hurricane Milton making landfall, the University is offering accommodations to students affected by the storm.

To help assist our students affected by Milton, the University is offering the following accommodations:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the hurricane and who are currently registered in courses for the Nursing Session 2 July, August, September or October 2024 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 “Hurricane Milton” 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 July 2024 term can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.
  • The University will follow the New Jersey State Guidelines for U.S. military students residing in or deployed to the affected region.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the hurricane and flooding 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 Oct. 25. 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 administrationStudents 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 to the testing@tesu.edu. Note that many academic decisions do not require a formal appeal. Students may begin by submitting a statement of why they believe the decision to be in error, including such supporting materials 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