Final Examinations
Department and program faculty members indicate to the Office of the Registrar which of their courses will have scheduled final examinations during the final examination period. Such scheduled final examinations will be no longer than three hours each, and no student will be scheduled to take more than two examinations in one day.
Examinations scheduled by the Office of the Registrar during the regular examination period cannot be taken at any other time. Students should therefore plan their vacation schedules to begin after the semester's last scheduled examination. No comprehensive final examinations of any kind are given during the last week of classes, and no final examinations are given before the scheduled final examination period begins. Hourly exams may be given during the last week of classes if they have been scheduled on the syllabus from the beginning of the semester.
Students may encounter direct conflicts between two exams. Under these circumstances, required courses take priority, so the student should try to arrange the make-up exam for an elective course with the respective instructor. If the student and the instructor cannot achieve a mutually agreeable solution, the student should see the Chair of the department through which the course is offered. This process is designed to provide flexibility and support to students managing their exam schedules.
Please notify the Division of Student Engagement, Success, and Diversity for scheduling exceptions from extreme personal hardship or religious observance.
Any additional exceptions or alternative arrangements are at the instructor's discretion, and notification to the Registrar's Office is not required.
Absence from a final exam will be treated as any other "incomplete," and an instructor's (evaluation) grades must be submitted by the final date for submitting grades unless an incomplete request has been approved by the Administrative Board.
Exams will be held regardless of inclement weather. If an exam is canceled due to severe weather, it will be rescheduled for the day after the final scheduled testing date.
Note: Synchronous finals in the undergrad Online Degree Completion program are taken during the last class meeting time.