2.09 Scheduling Events During Final Examinations
The Educational Policies Commission recognizes that the University's primary
focus is the curricular program. Moreover, the Commission believes that
the University should resist any event or activity which interferes with
its primary function.
The Commission also recognizes that campus co- and extra-curricular activities,
although of secondary importance, can enrich and re-enforce the instructional
program. Students are, and should be, encouraged to become involved in the
co- and extra-curricular activities.
On occasion, the schedule of co- and extra-curricular events conflicts with
the schedule of curricular work. Usually the students and instructors involved
reach an accommodation to resolve such conflicts. The conflict in these
schedules poses serious problems, however, when they occur during the final
examination period. The University has not yet developed adequate policy
to resolve them. As a step in the development of such policy the Educational
Policies Commission makes the following recommendations after having consulted
with interested parties on the campus.
General Policy
Events/activities requiring student participation shall not be scheduled
during the established final examination period.
Contingent Policy
1. Events/activities requiring student participation on or off the campus,
which are routinely scheduled by external organizations/groups with which
the University affiliates but the dates of which cannot be established by
UNI personnel, may be recognized by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs
or that officer's designee as a legitimate conflict with final examinations,
and students so involved shall be permitted to reschedule the examination
in conflict.
2. All university personnel who anticipate events which may conflict with
final examinations must register those events with the office of the Vice-President
for Academic Affairs. Examples of events which might be appropriate for
recognition include CPA certification examination, NCAA and Conference athletic
events, forensic contests, music festivals, presentations at professional
meetings, etc.
3. Faculty members are empowered to re-schedule a final examination for
a student involved in an event/activity where an approved conflict occurs.
4. Students are responsible to notify their instructor(s) of prospective
conflicts with final examinations as much in advance of the examination
as practical. Early notification should be provided even if the conflict
is potential rather than definite. Students are responsible to arrange with
the instructor to re-schedule the examination.
5. Unresolved disagreement between student and instructor relative to the
re-scheduling of a final examination when an approved conflict occurs, or
disagreement concerning what events constitute a legitimate conflict of
schedule, may be brought to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs or that
officer's designee for final resolution.
6. Administrative units involved with approved conflicting events may expect
to share in the responsibility for the administration of alternative examinations.
University Faculty Senate Approved, 2/85 | 
