Final Examinations

The normal expectation is that the completion of a course will include a final examination; however, it is the instructor's prerogative not to have an examination if the course organization is such that an examination is inappropriate. The Registrar publishes the official final examination schedule each semester at www.registrar.uncc.edu/exam.htm.

If an examination is given, the responsibility of administering it at the assigned period rests with the instructor.

A departure from the published schedule may be made only with the consent of the students concerned and the approval of the departmental chairperson and the dean of the college. Approved changes are to be communicated to the Office of the Registrar without delay. The official University policy, Policy Statement #16, “Final Examinations,” can be found at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-16.html.

Procedure for Rescheduling Final Examinations

Students. If a student's regularly scheduled final examinations fall so that he or she has three final examinations scheduled for one day, the student should obtain verification of this fact in the Registrar's Office (Second Floor Reese, 704-687-3658). Upon completion of the Verification of Three Scheduled Final Examinations Form, the student then arranges a make-up period for the middle examination, and that instructor signs the Verification Form indicating make-up time and date, and returns it to the Registrar's Office. Upon agreement of the student and the respective instructor, a different exam may be rescheduled.

Faculty. Examinations may be given at other than the prescribed times only with the consent of all students involved and with the approval of the department chairperson and the appropriate college dean. The complete University policy, Policy Statement #16, “Final Examinations,” can be found at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-16.html.