Faculty exercise academic judgment in determining appropriate methods of evaluation in courses. However, the University sets the academic calendar and includes an examination week as the final week in a semester. Except in unusual circumstances, faculty are expected to use the examination week for evaluation and instructional purposes. Faculty should give the last examination in a course during that week according to the printed schedule issued by the Registrar's Office. Courses following very different instructional and evaluation formats, e.g., clinical experience, individual research, laboratory or student teaching, will not be restricted in this regard. If unusual circumstances exist, the department chair or dean will be informed of the method and timing of the final course assessment. Because the University does not operate with a formal honor system, faculty are responsible for proper monitoring of examinations and tests.
To minimize conflicts for students with other scheduled University courses and activities, a required examination, test or quiz (excluding make-up examinations for individuals and regularly scheduled final examinations) may be given only during regularly scheduled class or laboratory hours associated with that course, with the sole exception of common examinations given for multi- section courses when these various sections have different scheduled meeting times. For these permissible common examinations, the examination dates and times must be determined sufficiently far in advance that they will be printed in the Registration Booklet for that term. The Registrar's Office will treat these examination times as schedule conflicts for students seeking to register for another course meeting at the same or overlapping times.
No examination, hourly examination, test, or quiz counting for 25 percent or more of the semester's grade for any class (except laboratory exams) shall be given during the last five class days of any regular semester. There shall be a break of at least 24 hours, designated Reading Day(s), at the beginning of Finals Week. No examinations, tests, or quizzes may be given on Reading Day, to allow students to review for upcoming finals and to complete projects.
(Rev., Fac. Senate, 11/1/93; applicable only to Spring & Fall semesters, beginning Spring þ94)
