Spring 2008 Final Exam Schedule

published 10 January 2008

Final Exam Room Assignments will be published Friday, March 28, 2008
Explanation of Final Exam Scheduling
General Rules Governing Final Exams
University Policies Governing Exams
Standard Meeting Time Schedule
Exception Exam Schedule
Saturday Language Exams
Final Exam Day and Time Chart
Make-up Examinations

A Step By Step Explanation:

Once you have selected your courses for the term, use the Tables on the following page to determine your final examination schedule.

Check all courses in which you plan to enroll, and your alternate choices, to see if they are listed on the Exception Exam Schedule. Note the examination period in which they are to be held.

Example: Computer Science 100 is specifically listed on the EXCEPTION EXAM SCHEDULE for examination period B. You may also want to enroll in H ADM 243, however, it is also on the EXCEPTION EXAM SCHEDULE for period B. and would therefore create a conflict. Avoid taking both courses during the same semester.

Such courses have been arranged in separate examination periods as much as possible to avoid conflicts, based on input from the departments involved. If your academic needs require that you create an examination conflict, you must first obtain the approval from one of the instructors involved to allow a makeup examination, and agree on when and where this will take place.
Most final examinations will be determined by when the course meets. For those courses not listed under Exception Exam Schedule or Saturday Language Examinations refer to the Standard Meeting Time Schedule. Class Start Time is based on the day and hour the entire class begins during the week, not just your section or lab. All alternative course selections should be reviewed to be certain no conflicts are created should you not get in to your first choice of courses.

Examples: BEE 200 is a course meeting T from 1:25pm - 2:15pm, therefore the Class Start Time for the course is Tuesday between 1:00pm and 1:59pm. On the STANDARD MEETING TIME SCHEDULE final examinations for classes with a Class Start Time in the Tuesday 1:00-1:59am time slot will be held during period U. AEM 323 has a requirement that each student register for the lecture and one of several sections. The lecture (or principal course) meets MW from 2:30 - 3:20pm It does not matter for purposes of your exam schedule which section you register for or what time it meets. The Class Start Time for this course is based on the lecture schedule and is, therefore, Monday 2:00 - 2:59pm. The examination period is H. Class Start Times are based on a weekly schedule. The exam period for a class that meets MR at 10:10am will be based on a Class Start Time of Monday, 10:00 - 10:59am, NOT Thursday, 10:00 - 10:59am.
Finally, to determine what the day and time will be for your final examinations, look at the Final Exam Day and Time Chart and locate the periods in which you will have examinations. The day and time for the examination will be listed along side the period letter. Exam period A is on Wednesday., May 7 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm; Period B is Thurs., May 8 from 9:00am to 11:30am, etc. About the middle of the term a complete Final Examination Course and Room Schedule will be listed on the World Wide Web at: http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Sched/finals.html
It is the student's responsibility to enroll in courses that will not create a conflict in the student's examination schedule. If for any reason a student must create such a conflict, the student must first obtain permission from one of the instructors involved and resolve the issues of when and how a makeup examination will be administered.

General Rules Governing Final Examinations:

Legislation of the University Faculty governing study periods and examinations:

No final examination can be given at a time other than the time appearing on the official examination schedule promulgated by the University Registrar's Office without prior written permission of the Dean of the Faculty.
No permission will be given, for any reason, to schedule final examinations during the last week of classes or the designated study period preceding final examinations.
Permission will be given by the Dean of the Faculty to reschedule examinations during the examination period itself if requested in writing by the faculty member, but only on condition that a comparable examination also be given for those students who wish to take it at the time the examination was originally scheduled. The faculty member requesting such a change shall be responsible for making appropriate arrangements for rooms or other facility in which to give the examination. This is done at the Registrar's Office.
No tests are allowed during the last week of scheduled classes unless such tests are part of the regular week-by-week course program and are followed by an examination (or the equivalent) in the final examination period.
Papers may be required of students during the study period if announced sufficiently far in advance that the student did not have to spend a significant segment of the study period completing them.
Faculty can require students to submit papers during the week preceding the study period.
Take home examinations should be given to classes well before the end of the regular term and should not be required to be submitted during study period but rather well into the examination period.

University Policy
Governing Study Period and Final Examinations:

Each course should require that a final examination or some equivalent exercise (for example, a term paper, project report, final critique, oral presentation or conference) be conducted or due during the period set aside for final examinations.
Although not specifically prohibited, it is University policy to discourage more than two examinations for a student in one twenty-four hour time period and especially on any one day. It is urged that members of the faculty consider student requests for a make-up examination, particularly if their course is the largest of the three involved and thus has the strongest likelihood of offering a make-up for other valid reasons, ie., illness, death in the family, etc.
Students have a right to examine their corrected exams, papers, etc. to allow them to question their grading. (Note they have no absolute right to the return thereof.) Exams, papers, etc., as well as grading records, should be retained for a reasonable time after the end of the semester, preferably till the end of the following term, to afford students such right of review.
According to federal law, grades are restricted information and may be released only to the student or at the student's written request. Thus, grades earned on examinations or in courses may not be posted by name. Posting by the student's identification number is also not permissible. Although there is no federal or state legislation that pertains to the manner in which graded work is to be returned to students, the returning of such material should be handled in such a manner as will preserve the students' privacy.

Spring 2008 Standard Meeting Time Schedule


          Class Start Time                 Exam Period
          Mon    8:00 AM -  8:59 AM                  Q
          Mon    9:00 AM -  9:59 AM                  P
          Mon   10:00 AM - 10:59 AM                  A
          Mon   11:00 AM - 11:59 AM                  F
          Mon   12:00 PM - 12:59 PM                  T
          Mon    1:00 PM -  1:59 PM                  D
          Mon    2:00 PM -  2:59 PM                  H
          Mon    3:00 PM -  9:00 PM                  K
          Tue    8:00 AM -  8:59 AM                  K
          Tue    9:00 AM -  9:59 AM                  S
          Tue   10:00 AM - 10:59 AM                  M
          Tue   11:00 AM - 11:59 AM                  O
          Tue   12:00 PM - 12:59 PM                  N
          Tue    1:00 PM -  1:59 PM                  U
          Tue    2:00 PM -  2:59 PM                  R
          Tue    3:00 PM -  9:00 PM                  K
          Wed    8:00 AM -  8:59 AM                  Q
          Wed    9:00 AM -  9:59 AM                  P
          Wed   10:00 AM - 10:59 AM                  A
          Wed   11:00 AM - 11:59 AM                  F
          Wed   12:00 PM - 12:59 PM                  T
          Wed    1:00 PM -  1:59 PM                  D
          Wed    2:00 PM -  2:59 PM                  H
          Wed    3:00 PM -  9:00 PM                  K
          Thu    8:00 AM -  8:59 AM                  K
          Thu    9:00 AM -  9:59 AM                  S
          Thu   10:00 AM - 10:59 AM                  M
          Thu   11:00 AM - 11:59 AM                  O
          Thu   12:00 PM - 12:59 PM                  N
          Thu    1:00 PM -  1:59 PM                  U
          Thu    2:00 PM -  2:59 PM                  R
          Thu    3:00 PM -  9:00 PM                  K
          Fri    8:00 AM -  8:59 AM                  Q
          Fri    9:00 AM -  9:59 AM                  P
          Fri   10:00 AM - 10:59 AM                  A
          Fri   11:00 AM - 11:59 AM                  F
          Fri   12:00 PM - 12:59 PM                  T
          Fri    1:00 PM -  1:59 PM                  D
          Fri    2:00 PM -  2:59 PM                  H
          Fri    3:00 PM -  9:00 PM                  K
          TBA    Arranged                            V

Spring 2008 Courses Scheduled for Exception Exam Periods


     COURSE      PER

     A&EP  217   L
 
     AEM   424   I
 
     BIO G 102   C
     BIO G 106   C
     BIO G 110   C
 
     BIOBM 330   C
     BIOBM 332   C
 
     CHEM  208   J
     CHEM  209   J
     CHEM  216   J
     CHEM  257   J
     CHEM  358   J
     CHEM  360   J
     CHEM  390   J
 
     CS    100   B
 
     ENGRD 241   I
     ENGRD 320   B
 
     H ADM 121   C
     H ADM 221   C
     H ADM 222   E
     H ADM 225   J
     H ADM 243   B
     H ADM 321   L
     H ADM 430   I
 
     JWST  102   I
 
     MATH  111   E
     MATH  112   E
     MATH  134   E
     MATH  171   E
     MATH  192   E
     MATH  221   E
     MATH  222   E
     MATH  293   I
     MATH  294   E
 
     NES   102   I
 
     PHYS  112   L
     PHYS  116   L
     PHYS  208   L
     PHYS  213   L
     PHYS  214   L
     PHYS  217   L
     PHYS  218   L
     PHYS  316   L

Saturday Language Examinations

Designated Examination Period G - Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:00am - 11:30am
(NYS Education Law §224-A mandates faculty make available an opportunity to make up any examination missed because of religious beliefs.)

     COURSE        PER

     BENGL 122   G
     BENGL 202   G

     CHIN  102   G
     CHIN  112   G
     CHIN  202   G
     CHIN  210   G

     DUTCH 122   G

     FREN  122   G
     FREN  123   G
     FREN  209   G
     FREN  210   G
     FREN  219   G
     FREN  301   G
     FREN  305   G

     GERST 121   G
     GERST 122   G

     HINDI 102   G
     HINDI 110   G
     HINDI 202   G
     HINDI 302   G

     INDO  122   G
     INDO  206   G

     ITAL  122   G
     ITAL  123   G
     ITAL  209   G
     ITAL  219   G

     JAPAN 102   G
     JAPAN 202   G
     JAPAN 204   G
     JAPAN 242   G

     KOREA 102   G
     KOREA 110   G
     KOREA 202   G

     LATIN 106   G

     RUSSA 122   G
     RUSSA 126   G
     RUSSA 204   G
     RUSSA 304   G
     RUSSA 306   G

     SPAN  122   G
     SPAN  123   G
     SPAN  207   G
     SPAN  209   G
     SPAN  219   G

     TAG   122   G
     TAG   206   G

     VIET  102   G
     VIET  202   G

Spring 2008 Final Exam Days and Times

     Period      Date              Time       
     A       Wed, May   7      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     B       Thu, May   8      9:00 - 11:30 am
     C       Thu, May   8      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     D       Thu, May   8      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     E       Fri, May   9      9:00 - 11:30 am
     F       Fri, May   9      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     G       Sat, May  10      9:00 - 11:30 am
     H       Mon, May  12      9:00 - 11:30 am
     I       Mon, May  12      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     J       Mon, May  12      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     K       Tue, May  13      9:00 - 11:30 am
     L       Tue, May  13      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     M       Tue, May  13      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     N       Wed, May  14      9:00 - 11:30 am
     O       Wed, May  14      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     P       Wed, May  14      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     Q       Thu, May  15      9:00 - 11:30 am
     R       Thu, May  15      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     S       Thu, May  15      7:00 -  9:30 pm
     T       Fri, May  16      9:00 - 11:30 am
     U       Fri, May  16      2:00 -  4:30 pm
     V       Fri, May  16      7:00 -  9:30 pm

Make-up Examinations: Students requiring a make-up exam must speak to the instructor by 1/25/2008. Makeup examinations may be scheduled during any of the exam periods listed above.