Academic Graduate and Undergraduate
Final Exam

 

 

Approved by:	President
History:	Issued	-- Nov. 9, 2009
	Revised	--
	Additional History
Related Policies:
Additional References:
Responsible Official:	Associate VP, Enrollment Services and University Registrar, 202-319-5311

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I. Introduction
This policy is established in an effort to minimize the impact of potential final exam conflicts for students and to insure the availability of appropriate classroom space for each course’s final exam.  

II. Policy

A.  No classes or laboratories will be held after the last day of classes.

B.  All final examination periods are assigned by the Office of Enrollment Services for each scheduled class; instructors are not permitted to reschedule a course’s final exam from the period assigned by the Office of Enrollment Services without written permission from the Provost. 

C. The final examination will be given in the same room in which the lecture component has been held, unless the department is otherwise informed by the Office of Enrollment Services.

D.  A student who has a serious illness or a family emergency on the date of scheduled final exam(s) should immediately notify his/her Academic Dean and the Dean of Students. The Academic Dean’s Office will be responsible for working with the student and instructor(s) to reschedule the final exam(s).

E.  A student having an exam scheduling conflict such as:

1.    two or more exams scheduled for the same time period

2.    three or more exams scheduled for one day

must report to her/his school’s Academic Dean’s Office no later than fourteen calendar days before the end of classes. The dean will assist the student in rescheduling the exam(s) for the courses having the lowest enrollment(s). All make-up exams must be completed at the earliest possible time during the final examination period.