Fall 2024

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the below Culminating Activities & Final Examination Period Schedule, or which cannot be held at the scheduled time, should utilize the Make-Up period provided. 

Classes with two meeting patterns should schedule the culminating activity or exam using the first meeting pattern listed in MySJSU (PeopleSoft). 

Online/Hybrid classes without a designated day and time, (TBA) as their first (or only) meeting pattern, should utilize the Online/Hybrid Classes section provided. 

Online/Hybrid classes with a designated day and time, as their first (or only) meeting pattern, should utilize the final exam schedule as identified in the appropriate section (Group I, Group II, Late Afternoon, Night, or Saturday).

Finals Resources: To support students during the culminating activities and final examination period, offices and departments across campus host events, study spaces, tutoring programs, and provide resources.

Group I | Group II | Late Afternoon | Night | Saturday | Online/Hybrid | Make-Up | Common Finals for MATH Classes | Exceptions

Group I Classes

Group I classes are those classes which meet M, W, F, MTW, MWR, MTWF, MWRF, MTWRF, MW, WF, MWF, MF, TW, WR, MT, WS.

*Classes with start times between 4:25 through 5:25 PM, which meet only once per week for more than two hours, will follow the same schedule as "Late Afternoon Classes."

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the Culminating Activities and Final Examination Period Schedule, or which cannot be assigned by or examined at the scheduled time, should utilize the "Make-Up" period provided.

Group II Classes

Group II classes are those classes which meet TR, T, R, TWR, MTR, TRF, MTRF, MTWR, TWRF, RF, RFS,TF, TRS.

*Classes with start times between 4:25 through 5:25 PM, which meet only once per week for more than two hours, will follow the same schedule as "Late Afternoon Classes."

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the Culminating Activities & Final Examination Schedule, or which cannot be assigned by or examined at the scheduled time, should utilize the "Make-Up" period provided.

Late Afternoon Classes

Late afternoon and night classes meeting more than once per week should schedule their culminating activity or final exam on the earliest possible date. Example: final exam for ENGL 1A which meets on MWF from 6:00-7:30 PM should be scheduled on Wednesday, December 11 from 5:15-7:30 PM (not Monday, December 16).

Night Classes

Late afternoon and night classes meeting more than once per week should schedule their culminating activity or final exam on the earliest possible date. Example: final exam for ENGL 1A which meets on MWF from 6:30-7:45 PM should be scheduled on Wednesday, December 11 from 7:45-10:00 PM (not Monday, December 16).

Saturday Classes

All Saturday classes will administer culminating activity or final exams on Saturday, December 14, at the regularly scheduled class start time, for 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Online Classes/Hybrid Classes

Online/Hybrid classes without a designated day and time, (TBA) as their first (or only) meeting pattern, are to administer their culminating activity or final exams during any of the following time periods: 

Make-Up Exams

Any make-up culminating activity or examinations are held on Wednesday, December 18 (all day).

Common Finals for MATH Classes

Common Finals for MATH classes apply to the following courses: MATH 1, 18A, 19, 30, 30X, 31, 31X, 32, 32X, 42, 42X, 70, and 70X. These courses administer common finals which do not follow the standard schedule for final exams. Questions should be addressed to the Department of Mathematics & Statistics. Subject to change. 

Exceptions

Per the Culminating Activities and Final Examinations Policy students and instructors may request  appropriate exceptions for Culminating Activities and Final Examinations.

Students may request an excused absence for a culminating activity (S22-2 [pdf]) or rescheduling of a culminating activity (S17-1 [pdf]) if their schedule results in three or more culminating activities or final exams held/due within a 24-hour period. Requests must be made at least three weeks prior to the last class instructional day of the semester. 

Instructor exceptions will normally be requested before the start of the term and approved by the dean's office and then included in the syllabus. The deadline for requesting exceptions is normally the terms Enrollment Census Date.