Academic Policies
Semester and Final Examinations
Mid-Semester Examinations
It is expected that all mid-semester examinations will occur during a
regularly scheduled class period of the course.
For those multiple-section
courses in which it is impossible to offer mid-semester examinations during
the regular class period, the following requirements for offering the
examination at an alternate time must be met:
- the course shall be
identified in the Schedule of Classes as requiring combined hourly
examinations at a time different from the regular class period;
- the times
at which combined hourly examinations will be given shall be listed in the Schedule of
Classes;
- the controlling academic dean shall approve such
action in advance; and
- students whose schedules conflict with the time
scheduled for the combined examination shall be provided an alternate time for
taking the examination.
Final Examinations
All courses offered for credit shall include either a final examination given at
the regularly scheduled 
final
examination
time or a summative assessment (e.g., portfolios, essays, project reports). No deviation from the exam schedule,
once it is published, is authorized. All forms of examinations (quizzes,
take-homes, etc.) are prohibited on any scheduled class or reading day during the
calendar week in
which regularly scheduled final exams begin. Specific exceptions for certain
courses may be granted by obtaining prior approval from the appropriate
academic unit head and academic dean. Students shall be informed of any such
exceptions prior to the end of the fourth week of classes. Candidates for
graduation who have a final examination scheduled during their college
commencement recognition ceremony shall be given the option of rescheduling that
exam. Faculty may verify the date and time of college commencement ceremonies on
the UA
Commencement Ceremony website.
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