Except for laboratory classes, a final exam given during exam week is required of all courses. Department heads may approve not giving any final for a course. There are seven different common exam periods during final exam week and one period will be assigned for each course needing a common exam. Courses with four or more sections may be grouped for a common exam if the department so wishes. Under this system, there are a minimum of conflicts in time, but it is possible that a student might have three or four exams in one day.
Courses scheduled for common exams always take precedence over other exams because of their size.
In case of two or more common exams in conflict, the exam with the larger number of students takes precedence. It is the responsibility of the Student Administrative Services Center to establish the final examination block schedule based on the policy for final exams. Courses whose meeting times are Monday through Friday 6 p.m. or later will hold their final exam in their regularly scheduled classroom at the regular meeting time. If the course meets with an undergraduate course in the block schedule, then the final exam will be held according to the rules for undergraduate courses listed above. Room assignments will be distributed to departments and to the rest of the University community prior to final exam week.