Fall 2003 Exam Schedules

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The following rules shall govern the conduct of Common Hour Examinations and shall be enforced by the instructional deans of the faculties and colleges offering the courses in which Common Hour Examinations are given.

A.

The overall examination time will not exceed eighty (80) minutes.

B.

For each Common Hour Examination, students will be excused from an equivalent period of instruction.

C.

Certain scheduled Rutgers activities will take precedence over common hour examinations for students who are formally registered to participate in those activities. Activities that take precedence over common hour examinations include regularly scheduled Rutgers classes, scheduled Rutgers intercollegiate athletic practices, and scheduled Rutgers athletic events. Students who have conflicts between such activities and common hour examinations must be offered an alternate examination (see F., below).

D.

Students may enroll for two or more courses that schedule common hour examinations at the same time. Students who have such conflicts must be offered the minimum number of alternate examinations (see F., below) needed to resolve the conflicts.

E.

The times and locations of common hour examinations and the official rules concerning conflicts with common hour examinations will be announced and provided in writing to students by the class instructor clearly and at the beginning of the term. Students with potential conflicts will be advised to contact their instructor immediately.

F.

If a student has a conflict between a common hour examination and a scheduled activity that takes precedence (see C.), then the department must offer the student an alternate examination within one week of the primary examination.

G.

If a student has a conflict between two or more common hour examinations, then that student must take one common hour examination at the scheduled time and be offered as many additional alternate examinations as needed to take the other conflicting common hour examination(s).

H.

Alternate examinations must be offered at times that do not conflict with activities that take precedence.

I.

Alternate examinations will be graded according to the same standards as the common hour examinations for which they substitute.

J.

Students and departments offering common hour examinations may disagree on whether a scheduling conflict constitutes grounds for missing a common hour examination. Student appeals in such cases will be referred to the dean of instruction in the student's college. The dean's decision will be binding on both the student and the department offering the common hour examinations. Student appeals must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the date of the conflict.

TIME

Dec. 15
Monday

Dec. 16
Tuesday

Dec. 17
Wed.

Dec. 18
Thursday

Dec. 19
Friday

Dec. 20
Saturday

8:00AM To 11:00AM

T2F2

T1F1
W3F4

M6W6

M2TH2

M3TH3

9-12 Sat AM
Courses & M1TH1, W2F5
& Chem Lab
Group H

12:00PM To 3:00PM

T5TH5

M4W4

T3F3
W1F6

Chemistry
Group G

T6TH6

4:00PM To 7:00PM

Math
Group F

Physics
Group I

Biology
Group J

Comp Sci
Group M

Languages
Group D

8:00PM To 11:00PM

MW7/MW9
& M Even
Only & Math
Group B

TTH7/TTH9
& T Even
Only

MW8
& W Even
Only

TTH8
& TH Even
Only

TIME

Dec. 22
Monday

8:00AM To 11:00AM

M5W5

12:00PM TO 3:00PM

T4TH4

1.

The following rules shall govern the construction of the examination schedule and the handling of examination conflicts.

A.

All final exams must be scheduled during the official Final Examination period as stated in the academic Calendar except those approved by the Dean of Instruction of the academic unit.

B.

Exam periods will be three hours in length and will be scheduled at the following hours:
8:00-11:00 AM, 12:00-Noon-3:00 PM, 4:00-7:00 PM or 8:00-11:00 PM

C.

Exams for courses regularly scheduled in the evenings have priority in terms of space and time over group or conflict exams, which might also be scheduled in the evening. Students enrolled in courses that are regularly scheduled in the evening must take those exams at their scheduled times.

D.

A student shall be said to have an exam conflict if that student has:1) More than two (2) exams on one calendar day. 2) More than two (2) exams scheduled in consecutive periods (e.g. a student has exams scheduled for 4-7 PM and 8-11 PM on one day and 8-11 AM on the following day). 3) Two exams scheduled for the same exam period. Students having an exam conflict should contact the office of their college dean. Students having an illness requiring medical attention or conflict due to a religious observance, should contact the instructor of the course(s) involved for information regarding arrangements for the make-up examination. The instructor may re-schedule the examination during the examination period and is responsible for re-scheduling, proctoring, and grading make-up examinations to accommodate students who have conflicts.

2.

If an instructor desires verification of the absence from an examination, the students must provide it. If they need assistance in providing it, they may contact the appropriate Dean's Office of the College in which they attend.

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