PROPOSED PRE-FINALS
WEEK POLICY (3/09)
(Friendly amendment to document presented at 2-2-09 Faculty
Senate meeting is highlighted)
University of
Oklahoma Faculty Handbook
Student-Faculty
Policies and Information
4.10
PRE-FINALS WEEK
4.10.1
POLICY
a) Final examinations
are scheduled at the end of each semester and are preceded by pre-finals week
which shall begin seven (7) days prior to the first day of finals.
b) During pre-finals
week, all normal class activities will continue; however, no assignment, test,
or examination accounting for more than 5% of the course grade may be given.
No activity or field trip may be scheduled that conflicts with another
class. This excludes make-up examinations, laboratory examinations, and
out-of-class assignments/projects.
c) During pre-finals
week no University of Oklahoma Student Association (UOSA) organization
may hold meetings, banquets, receptions, or may sponsor or participate in any
activity, program, or related function that requires student participation.
d) All University
laboratory classes and independent study courses are exempt from this
policy. It also does not apply to classes meeting one day a week for more
than one hour with a start time before 5:00 p.m. and evening classes.
4.10.2
PROCEDURE
a) Any deviation from the above policy must be
clearly stated in the initial course syllabus and have prior approval by the
chair of the department.
b) In
exceptional, unusual, and/or unforeseen circumstances, the instructor may need
to insert an item into pre-finals week that exceeds the 5% limit. In such
circumstances, the instructor must announce the intended item(s) to be included
in pre-finals week at least 30 calendar days prior to pre-finals week and have
prior approval by the chair of the department.
c) Special requests made
by a student for an extension of assignment deadlines into pre-finals week may
be granted subject to the discretion of the instructor.
d) Violations to this
policy should be reported to the chair of the department in which the course is
taught or, in special circumstances, to the dean of the college and may be
grounds for grade appeal.
e) This policy applies
only to 16-week courses during the spring and fall semesters.
f) This policy shall
remain in force until reviewed no sooner than 2014.