Final Examinations | Final Examination Dates and Times
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Final Examinations

A) Except under special specified circumstances, Academic Senate Regulation SR 772 requires that final examinations be given in all undergraduate courses. Final examinations may be given in graduate courses.

B) At the instructor's option, a final examination in any course other than an on-line course may be wholly or in part of the take-home type. All examinations for on-line courses must be proctored to ensure that the person taking the examination is the student receiving credit. In accordance with SR 772(A) in undergraduate courses, the writing time of a take-home final examination and an in-class final examination together may not exceed three hours.

C) In each course for which a final examination is required, each student shall have the right to take a final examination (or, when the instructor has so opted, to submit a take-home examination) at the time and on the date published in the Class Schedule. For on-line courses, the University Registrar will offer to the instructor of each on-line class the option to have the final in the last time slot on the last day of finals or at a time on dead day to be negotiated between the University Registrar and the instructor. Students shall be notified of the time and place of the final on or before the first day of instruction.

D) In each course (other than in an on-line course) for which a midterm examination is required, each student shall have the right to take a midterm examination (or, when the instructor has so opted, to submit a take-home examination) during one of the scheduled meetings of the class published in the Class Schedule.

E) Holding a final or midterm examination (or setting a deadline for submission of a take-home examination) at a time not specified in (C) or (D) requires the mutual consent of the instructor and all students involved in the change (other than in an on-line course). Any student who does not consent in writing to the different time must be permitted to take an examination (and/or submit a take-home examination) at the officially scheduled time. A student who consents in writing to the change of examination time waives the right cited in (C) or (D).

F) Any departures from the published examination schedule should be carried out so as not to disadvantage students who are unable to accept the alternative examination schedule. An in-class final examination may not be rescheduled for a date earlier than the first day of final week. The due date for a take-home final examination may not be rescheduled for a date earlier than the first day of finals week. In the case of on-line courses, the published examination schedule is that announced no later than the first day of class in accordance with (C), and finals may be scheduled or rescheduled to occur on dead day.

G) A student who is improperly denied the right cited in (C) or (D) may file a petition with the Executive Council of the Academic Senate by the end of the next regular term, for appropriate action.

H) Students with documented disabilities may be entitled to in-class accommodations. The student shall provide the instructor with a letter from the Student Disability Center (SDC) recommending those academic accommodations that the instructor is responsible for providing. Students must request accommodation as soon as possible to allow the university reasonable time to evaluate the request and offer necessary adjustments. No accommodations shall alter the nature of the academic demands made of the student, nor decrease the standards and types of academic performance, nor require facilities or personnel that cannot reasonably be provided. The instructor should consult with the student and SDC on any questions or concerns.

I) An instructor may release to individual students their original final examinations (or copies thereof) at any time. Otherwise, the instructor shall retain final examination materials, or a copy thereof, until the end of the next regular term, during which period students shall have access to their examinations.