Policy: Final Exams

ACADEMIC POLICY
Date Revised: 
Date Effective: 1971, adopted by Faculty Senate on December 11, 1984
Responsible University Official(s): Provost
Policy Owner: Faculty Senate
Policy Contact: Faculty Senate

POLICY STATEMENT

• If a comprehensive final examination is to be administered, the exam must be given during the designated time during Finals Week.
• If no comprehensive final examination is going to be given but a last test or unit test administered, this last test or unit test must be given during the designated time during Finals Week.
• If no final examination, or test (as in points above) are to be administered, faculty and instructional academic staff must schedule and carry out a meaningful/significant learning activity with students during the designated time assigned for their course during Finals Week.

During Finals Week, each session is scheduled for one hour and fifty minutes.  Certain classes in which departmental finals are given are scheduled for exam groups 1-12.

Classes which DO NOT have an exam group number will be scheduled during finals week according to the time they meet on the earliest day of each week during the semester. 

All classes are expected to meet for examination or other instructional purposes at the time assigned in the finals week schedule.  The department chairperson, or director, and the dean of the college must approve any exceptions in advance.  Exceptions made by an instructor for an individual student do no need approval.

All classes that meet at 4pm or later will meet with the evening class on the first day that the class normally meets.

The department chairperson, or director, and the dean of the college must approve any exceptions in advance.  Exceptions made by an instructor for an individual student do not need approval.  No student should have to take more than three exams a day.  If a student has more than three exams scheduled in any given day, the 10am, the 3pm, or the 7pm exam must be rescheduled if the student requests it.

CONTACTS

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HISTORY

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