Marking and Tests

Marking

Once we receive your Course Journal, it takes a maximum of five working days to mark your work, record the results, and return your Journal back to you. Time in the mail will vary. If you submit online, the mailing time is eliminated.

When your Course Journal is returned to you, it will contain instructions from the teacher on how to improve your work.

You must pass a unit before you can continue to the next unit. If you did not get a passing mark, you will be asked to redo the work and submit it again. If you do not receive a passing mark on the second attempt, the teacher will recommend a transfer to a more suitable course.

Important: Always record the date on which you submit a unit of work. You should also make a copy of your work to keep. ILC is not responsible for work lost in the mail. Work not received by ILC must be re-submitted.

Appeals

If you don't agree with your mark, you can appeal it; however, our teachers are trained to follow a standardized evaluation process and the number of appeals submitted to ILC is quite small. If you believe an appeal for a unit mark is necessary, make your request in writing, within 21 days from the date of the assigned mark, and give the specific reason why ILC should consider the request- attach the letter to the cover of your Journal. You must also resubmit the original course work as marked by the first teacher. If you submit online you must send the mark appeal request to the ILC, attaching the original marked unit (print-out) to the request.

The appeal mark may be higher or lower than the original mark and will be recorded as the final mark for the unit or test in the student record.

Tests

In order to receive your credit, you must successfully complete all units of work and then write and pass the final test. If you are not successful on your first attempt, you can try a second test.

Test locations

We will send you all the necessary information about your test after your mark for the final unit in the course has been recorded. If you live in Toronto, you will write your final test at the ILC's office. If you live outside Toronto, you will write your final test in your local area with an ILC test supervisor.

Tests when submitting course work online

Test arrangements are the same for students submitting online and for students using the Course Journal booklet. The only difference is that your final test mark and teacher's comments on your test will be sent to you online rather than the Course Journal booklet.