Academic Standards and Calendar Committee

Report #2000-01-2

Final Exams - Spring 2001

The Academic Standards and Calendar Committee met on 7 December 2000 and unanimously passed the following change to the University Calendar for Spring 2001. This change is now presented to the Faculty Senate for confirmation.

Add Saturday, 5 May, to the Final Exam Schedule for the Spring 2001 semester.*

Final Examinations would be scheduled for May 4-5, 7-11.

Final grades due in Registrar's Office by 4:00 p.m. on May 14.

Commencement: May 20.

BACKGROUND

o The Scheduling Office requested an additional day for exams. Because of the growing number of late-afternoon class periods, combined with classrooms out of service, it is impossible to schedule enough exam periodsin the current Exam Period.

o It was noted that there was precedent for scheduling exams on a Saturday. After discussing the matter, the committee concluded that it would be more problematic to add Monday, May 14, than Saturday.

o The Scheduling Office assured the committee that it would schedule the Saturday exams so as to affect the least number of people.

o The Scheduling Office also will continue to accommodate faculty for whom a Saturday exam would create a conflict, e.g. for religious reasons

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*NOTE: This change requires an exception to section 8.70.23 of the University Manual, which states that "Saturdays and Sundays may not be used as final examination days."