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Final_Exam_Policy
UConn
Final Exam Policy — Information for Instructors
The
University of
Connecticut treats final exams differently than any testing or other
graded
assignments given during the semester. During the semester, instructors
may
give as many tests, quizzes, and other graded assignments as they view
necessary. For coordinated courses TAs should follow course
coordinators'
instructions regarding testing in their classes. The content of the
final exam and
the grading scheme used for final grade computations are also at the
discretion
of the course coordinators and, in non-coordinated courses, the
individual instructors.
Other issues regarding final exams must follow university rules and
policies.
The
following is a
collection of university rules and policies regarding the final exams:
- All undergraduate classes must
give final exams.
- Final exam dates and locations are decided
by UConn Registrar
Office. Final exams for all 1000 level math courses and all coordinated
math
courses are given at the same time slot, called the Math Commons time
block.
Check the Registrar's office site for exact time and location of the
final exam
for your course: http://www.registrar.uconn.edu/examinfo.html
- Final
exams must be held at the university scheduled
time and place. Course grades are expected to be posted within 72 hours
of the final
exam's date on PeopleSoft: http://student.studentadmin.uconn.edu
. Toward the end of each semester the Registrar office sends an e-mail
with the
dates and procedure for inputting course grades in PeopleSoft. Late
grades are reported
to the department and the Dean of the College, and being late may cause
the
department and the instructor considerable inconvenience.
- Rescheduling
final exams for individual students can
be done only after the student obtains written permission from the
Office of Student Services & Advocacy. Let your students know as
early in the semester as possible
the
university final exam schedule for your course, and the university
policy for
rescheduling. Include the following sites on your syllabus or course
webpage:
- When
a student comes to the instructor with a
permission slip from the Office
of Student Services & Advocacy,
the instructor must set a
time for
them to take a make-up final exam. In coordinated courses, the policy
regarding
make-up final exam schedule is determined by the course coordinator. In
non-coordinated
courses it is up to the individual instructor and student.
- If
a student does not take the final exam, or an
approved make-up final exam, by the time course grades are due, the
instructor
should give such a student a grade of X, if passing the exam could have
given
the student a passing grade for the course. If the student would have
failed
the course regardless of the grade on the final exam, the student
should
receive an F. If the instructor reports an X, and the Dean of Students
excuses
the absence, the instructor will give the student another opportunity
to take
the test. The examination must be given before the end of the third
week of the
next semester. In our department Common Make-Up Finals are given on a
specified
date at the beginning of each semester. You will receive an e-mail from
David
Gross at the beginning of each semester specifying the details.
- Instructors
must keep the original copies of the final
exams in each course they have taught for two years after the exam is
taken.
Instructors may not give students back their original final exam, but
may give
a photocopy if a student requests it. Instructors may also deliver
their final
exams to Monique Roy for safekeeping in the department's record room.
Before an
instructor leaves UConn permanently, he/she must deliver to Monique
Roy, all
final exams and all course grades spreadsheets and keys.
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