University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011

Final Examinations
University Policy
If a final exam is required for a course, the date
and time is determined by a University-wide
schedule based on the days of the week and
times the course meets. The final exam schedule
can be found on the Registrar’s Office home
page at
http://louisville.edu/student/services/registrar/fin
alexams.html.
Final examination policies are determined by
each academic unit. Please refer to unit
information below.
Additional Unit Policies
College of Arts and Sciences
It is College policy that no student may be
required to take more than two final
examinations within a single exam day. Students
facing such conflicts should inform one or more
of their instructors of the situation as early in the
semester as possible. Students have a right to
expect their instructors will accommodate them
by scheduling a make-up examination in one of
the courses. In the event of difficulty in making
such arrangements, students should consult the
Assistant Dean for Student Support Services in
the Arts and Sciences Advising Center.
of their instructors of the situation as early in the
semester as possible. Students have a right to
expect that their instructors will accommodate
them by scheduling a makeup examination in
one of the courses. In the event of difficulty in
making such arrangements, students should
consult the Associate Dean of the School of
Music.
School of Nursing
For class times not listed on the University final
exam schedule, the final exam will be given on
the last regular day of class or a date TBD by
individual faculty and provided in writing in the
course syllabus.
Speed School of Engineering
The final examination is defined as the last
examination in a course administered during the
appropriate period in the published Final Exam
Schedule. The approved policy on final
examinations is available at
http://speed.louisville.edu/policies/finals.pdf.

Final examinations which are comprehensive in

nature will be given during the Final
Examination period as specified in the Schedule
of Courses. They may not be given on the last
regular day of class or during the reading period.
(Examinations which cover a limited portion of
the course work may be given during the last
regular class period.)

Dental Hygiene Program

For the Dental Hygiene Upper Division, the

final exam will be given on a date TBD by
individual course directors.

School of Music
It is a School of Music policy that no student
may be required to take more than two final
examinations, including juries in the major
applied area, within a 24-hour period. Students
facing such conflicts should inform one or more

University Policies Final Examinations