The University Senate of Michigan Technological University
Defeated by Senate
PROPOSAL 12-07
SCHEDULING
OF EVENING EXAM PROPOSAL
(Revision of Proposal 7-94)
(Voting Units: Academic)
Background:
Evening exam scheduling has become a problem for faculty and students and
the scheduling office. Over 80% of evening exams scheduled do not comply with
policy. The goal of this proposal is to revise and clarify the purpose of the
policy.
Scheduling
of Evening Examinations
Regular exams
are exams and quizzes that are not defined as final examinations. Evening exams
are regular exams held outside of scheduled class times, usually after 6
p.m.
Regular exams
should be given during scheduled class meeting times when possible. Students
required to take an evening exam shall be excused from one scheduled class.
Evening
examinations must shall be
arranged through the scheduling office to avoid conflicts and to allow
effective use of University resources. Evening exams should shall be scheduled for 6-7 p.m,
Monday-Thursday. The University shall not schedule classes for this time
period.
Faculty
scheduling evening exams must provide alternative examination times for
students with the following conflicts:
In the
case of two conflicting evening exams (inside or outside the 6-7 p.m. period),
the larger class has priority.
In the case of two
conflicting evening exams (inside or outside the 6-7 p.m. period), the
larger class has priority. Faculty scheduling evening exams must provide alternative
examination times for students who have
two conflicting evening exams.
In the case of an evening exam conflicting with
a regularly scheduled class, the class has priority over the exam.
Regular exams
shall not be given on Friday evenings, nor on Saturday or Sunday.
Introduced in Senate: 29 October 2006
Defeated by Senate: 13 December 2006