Final Exam Schedule

Tuesday, December 15 (4 p.m.) through Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (4 p.m.)

Final exams are scheduled on Tuesday, December 15 (T), 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday, December 16 (W); Thursday, December 17 (R); Friday, December 18 (F); Monday, December 21 (M); Tuesday, December 22 (TT), 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The exams are scheduled according to the hours of class meetings during the semester. The starting time for the exams is listed; the number in parenthesis is the number of hours available for the exam.

* Classes that meet once a week test on the same day as the normal class meeting. The exam for the Monday class is on Monday; the exam for the Wednesday class is on Wednesday; the exam for the Tuesday class is on Tuesday; the exam for the Thursday class is on Thursday; the exam for the Friday class is on Friday.

• Critiques for FA courses will be held during exam week. Exams for Friday evening and Saturday classes will be held at the regular class time on Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19, 2020.
• Classes that overlap more than one time slot may use either exam assignment. The instructor should clarify the specific day and time selected.
• Final examinations will be given in the rooms in which the classes meet unless other arrangements have been made and announced to the class. According to the Faculty Handbook, "Final examinations are to be given at the date and hour assigned in the published schedule." Special arrangements must be cleared through the University Provost's office.
• Dates for regular classes for Fall 2020 are August 31 - December 14, 2020.
• The semester does not officially end until the last examination is completed. Examinations must be taken as scheduled except in cases of illness or other unavoidable reasons. Final critiques in art are considered examinations and are scheduled during examination week. Exceptions may be made only by petition to the Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies; the student must provide the approval of the course instructor as well as other required signatures. This petition must be submitted no later than seven weekdays before final exams begin. Unexcused absence from an examination or critique results in failure of the examination.
• If, for special reasons, a student finds it necessary to request a change of date for a final examination, a petition must be filed with the Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies. Forms for this petition may be secured from the Office of the Registrar or submtted digitally. The deadline for filing the petition is Friday, December 4, 2020.

1. A request by a student to reschedule an examination is to be granted in any one of the following cases:
   • Two exams are scheduled at the same time.
   • *Four exams are scheduled within two consecutive calendar days.
   • *Three exams are scheduled on the same day.
   • *The only scheduled exam is at the end of the exam week.
   • There is a medical reason for not taking the exams as scheduled. (Such reason must be validated.)
2. Normally, a request is not to be granted in the following cases (See (4)):
   • The exam schedule is viewed by the student as an academic hardship even though it is not one of the cases cited under (1).
   • An exam conflicts with an employment commitment made by the student.
3. Any case not described under (1) or (2) is to be considered by the Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies.
4. A student whose request is not granted may submit an appeal with additional information to the Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies. If this appeal is not granted, the student may appeal to the Dean of the College by petition. In this event, the decision of the Dean is final.

*Full-time students only

Forms for this petition may be secured from the Office of the Registrar or submitted digitally. The deadline for filing the petition is Friday, December 4, 2020.