The following regulations will be applied in the context that the University must reasonably accommodate a student's religious beliefs, observances, and practices in regard to the scheduling of final examinations if the student informs his or her instructor of the conflict within one week after being informed of the examination schedule. Any student may appeal an adverse decision. A. All Students 1. The head or chairperson of the academic department in which the course is offered determines when a final examination is not required. Under the Schedules.
Hours heading, find the appropriate final examination schedule for the semester and class.
Instructors must give final examinations at the time specified in the Schedule of Final Examinations unless a change is approved in advance by the office of the vice-chancellor for academic affairs. Requests for change should be submitted through the executive officer of the department in which the course is offered and the dean of the appropriate college. Permission will not be granted to those instructors wishing to change final examinations to a time outside the final examination week. If instructors wish to depart from this practice, they must follow the procedure for changing the final examination schedule as outlined in the preceding item. The student must investigate whether a conflict examination is being held at another time for any of the examinations involved.