EXAMINATIONS, FINAL

No: S-22

Date: September 1992--Rev.(3)

Authority: UWM Laws and Regulations
                  Chapter 11.12 Revised

1. The secretary of the university is authorized to prepare the final examination schedule.
   
   
2. One-hour final examinations in one-credit courses may be given during the last class period; two-hour final examinations in all other courses shall be given during the regular examination period. So far as practicable, the time of all final examinations shall be based on the lecture hours. Special hours within the prescribed examination period shall be assigned for combined examinations in multiple-section courses and in combined courses upon request from deans and departmental chairs each semester.
   
   
3. The time of the final examination for an individual or a class may be changed only with the prior approval of the dean or director. The change will involve a postponement to a later date. The secretary of the university shall be notified of any approved changes in final examinations in order to avoid scheduling conflicts of day, hour and room.
   
   A separate examination period at the very end of the exam week will be reserved as a time for individuals with exam conflicts to take one of the conflicting exams. (Recommendation of Academic Policy Committee, April 1987)
   
   
4. The departmental committee of any University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee department, in consultation with the appropriate dean or director, is authorized to exempt particular courses from the final examination when it is determined that no essential educational purpose is served by the two-hour final examination. (Faculty Document 214, March 28, 1963)
   
   
5. If the university must declare an official emergency during the final examination period, the exams that are postponed will be rescheduled as soon as feasible. An emergency schedule will be published in each Schedule of Classes. (UWM Administration, September 1992)