Schedule for Finals

Ok gang, I know we had planned on having the final exam next week, but guess what I got in the e-mail last night...yes...an official communique from BYU regarding finals and when they are to be given.

I quote from the document:

To ensure the orderly and uniform use of the Final Examination Period and to protect
Preparation Days against encroachment, all activities after the last day of class shall conform to the following:

1. Class activities, assignments, papers, make‐up examinations, or any other form of class work must be due no later than the last scheduled class instruction day, thus enabling students to concentrate solely on their final examinations.

2. Preparation Days and the Final Examination Period are to be protected for their intended purposes. No other activities or events will be scheduled on campus. Any review sessions during this time must be voluntary.

3. Final examinations:

• A final examination or comparable culminating evaluation of student learning is
expected for every course. Exceptions must be approved by the dean and chair.
• Scheduled final examinations are to be administered in accord with the published Final Examination Schedule as to date, time, and place. They are not to be given or taken early.
• Finals taken in the Testing Center must be completed during the Final Examination Period. Finals should be designed so that they can be completed within a period of time equivalent to a regularly scheduled final.
• Any other culminating evaluation of student learning (e.g., oral examination, take‐home examination, portfolio review, juried performance, etc.), must be completed during the Final Examination Period, should not require more time to complete than a regular final examination, and must not conflict with another scheduled final examination.

4. Students with conflicting final examination times, three or more final examinations in one day, or other legitimate academic conflicts (such as a licensing examination or conference presentation), may consult with their teacher(s) to arrange an alternative final examination place and time, preferably during the Final Examination Period but in all cases prior to the Grade Submission Deadline.

5. Students must plan their schedules to complete their final examinations during the regularly scheduled examination times. If unplanned, non‐academic extenuating circumstances (such as serious illness, personal injury, etc.) prevent completion of a final examination before the Grade Submission Deadline, an Incomplete Grade Contract (available from the Records Office) should be completed and submitted.

6. Any exception to this policy must be authorized by the chair and dean.

APPLICABILITY: This policy applies to all students and faculty.

So...with this new information in mind, I have decided to give the final exams on the date and time that they are scheduled officially. Look below to find out when your class will meet.

Before you start your complaining...and I know that there is some coming...realize that you get an additional week and in some cases almost an additional week and a half to complete your project. Also keep in mind that this final project makes up 40% of your grade, so you should take this seriously. Some of you desperately need this additional time.

If you CANNOT make the final, be advised that your grade for the final will suffer. Those attending will receive extra credit, those attending will not. Please have your final posted to your blog by the start of the final. If you are working on it when the final is occurring, it will be considered late and will suffer a one full letter grade penalty.

I am in class during the regularly scheduled time and am happy to look at your work and offer suggestions. I have been VERY IMPRESSED with what I have seen today and I encourage you to come in and show me your work.

Take a look at the schedule:



B block is Section 07
Y block is Section 11
U block is Section 09

See you then! (hopefully sooner...)