Policy Statement: A student is not required to take more than two final examinations on the same day.  When three or more final examinations are scheduled on the same day, as listed in the official examination schedule, rescheduling of the excess examinations will start with the lowest course (not section) number(s). 

Background: The final examination schedule is published in the official Schedule of Classes.   Its purpose is to avoid scheduling conflicts.   However, a student may take a series of classes in a semester for which more than two final examinations may occur on the same day.   Previously, when this happened, no formal policy to deal with the student's scheduling dilemma was available to resolve the issue.    

Purpose: Provide students a formal process to resolve not having to take more than two final examinations officially scheduled on the same day. 

Implementation Date:  Fall Semester 2000  

Related Procedures: To reschedule a final examination:

1)  the student must petition the appropriate dean(s) using the attached form;

2)  the petition must be made no later than five calendar days prior to the beginning of  exam week for the semester or term in question; 

3)  the approval will be delivered to the faculty member by the student;

4) dean(s) will send a copy of approved form to AVP/Enrollment Management, (Box 151);

5)  the faculty member shall reschedule, with the student,  a day and time agreeable to both;

6)  the exam must be administered only during the official final examination week;

7)  the new exam date must not interfere with the timely submission of grades for the entire class. 

Coordinating Offices: Chairs, Deans, Enrollment Management 

Academic Affairs Point-of-Contact: Assistant Vice President for Enrollment. Management/Registrar 

Policy approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs on July 20, 2000.  

Key Words: Final Examinations, Examination Schedule, Rescheduling Final Exam

University of Central Oklahoma
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