The following are several examples of how the ALEKS system will behave when a student must begin a scheduled assignment as soon as it becomes available in ALEKS.

• If a student is working on any kind of assessment (except Initial Assessment), and a Scheduled Test or Scheduled Quiz becomes available, the system will interrupt the assessment, and the student will be prompted to take the Scheduled Test or Quiz immediately. After the student completes the Scheduled Test or Quiz, the assessment will continue where the student left off.
• If a student is working on any kind of assessment, and a Scheduled Assessment becomes available, the system will stop and discard the current assessment. The student will see a message that says the assessment was canceled. The student will be prompted to take the Scheduled Assessment immediately.
• If a student is working on a Homework, Quiz, or Test, and another Homework, Quiz, Test, or Scheduled Assessment becomes available, the system will not interrupt the student's work. The system will wait until the student has completed the current assignment before prompting the student to take the scheduled assignment.