Exams and Final Exams

 

Policy Number:

INST_0024

Division:

Instructional Services

Department:

Instruction

Policy Statement:

Final examinations at the close of each semester are required for all students. Students absent on the day of an announced examination may be permitted to make up the examination at the discretion of the instructor.

Procedures:

All classes are expected to have some kind of culminating experience during final exams week. This may be an exam, presentations, projects, etc. and will vary from discipline to discipline as appropriate. Final exams for full-semester courses are based on a two-hour time period and published in the appropriate course schedule. In case of an emergency such as bereavement or hospitalization, a student may be permitted to deviate from the announced schedule of examinations with permission from the Dean of Academics and the Dean of Technical Education & Workforce Development. The academic calendar for the entire year is printed in the calendar section of the catalog as well as in each semester’s Schedule of Courses. Students should refer to the schedule prior to making travel arrangements so that there will be no conflict with the final examination schedule.

Contacts:

Vice President for Instruction and Student Services, Dean of Academics and Dean of Technical Education & Workforce Development

Policy History:

June 29, 2026: Revised to include policy number

September 26, 2025: Revised for accessibility

July 1, 2016: Reviewed

July 31, 2013: Reviewed