Although there are special courses where a final examination of the regular type may not be appropriate, each student must be provided the opportunity to stand for a final examination as part of the completion of a full instructional term. Each instructor has the authority to design and administer the final examination in whatever manner is appropriate. Additionally, the instructor has the authority to structure the course syllabus and content so that the final examination may be a summative evaluation of the entire term's work or a portion of the term's work. Take-home exams are permissible as long as the exams are not due earlier than the final examination time slot as assigned by the University.
Final Examination Schedule Conflicts
With the consent of the academic department, the individual faculty instructor has authority to manage students who have conflicts
with the final examination schedule. A student with three final examinations scheduled within a twenty-four (24) hour period or two
examinations at the same time may petition to reschedule one exam to a different time or day. If one of the conflicting final
examinations is a mass exam, then it will be rescheduled for that student. The instructions for rescheduling are
located at the following web site:
https://reg.uga.edu/general-information/calendars/final-exam-schedule/.
Policy on Mandatory Assignments, Tests, and Quizzes During Reading Days and the Final Instructional Day of a
Course
Reading Days--Reading Days are designed to provide time for students to prepare for final examinations. No
mandatory assignments scheduled for completion during the Reading Days, either for course work or extra-curricular
or co-curricular activities, shall be given to students by University personnel. Exceptions for good cause can be
made to this policy by the Vice President for Instruction. Nothing in this policy limits the ability of instructors
to schedule optional study reviews for their students during these days.
Final Instructional Day--No tests or quizzes are to be administered on the final instructional day of a course, unless the course has not been assigned a final examination time slot by the University. All labs may administer tests or quizzes on the final instructional day. For purposes of this policy, student presentations to the class in a seminar or graduate course shall not be considered a test or a quiz.
Admission to Course Examinations
Students who have not registered for the course will not be admitted to the final examination, and only under
extraordinary circumstances will they be admitted to the examination unless they have attended at least 50 percent
of the total class and laboratory exercises held in the course.