Academic Scheduling: Final Exam Guide and Schedules

Final exams are based on the day and time a course is offered. Therefore, if the course schedule changes, then the exam group may also change. Please note: this calendar is only a guideline for faculty and students to get a sense of when their final exam may take place before classes are assigned rooms. The actual form of final evaluation for a course, as well as the date and time, must be included in the course syllabus at the beginning of the semester.

The official Schedule of Final Examinations is available the 11th week of instruction. The following table lists the examination time for each final exam group number.

Fall 2021 Final Examination Calendar

*Online courses are those whose course numbers have a W prefix (e.g. Psych W1). Not all online courses have in–person final exams. Please check with your instructor if you do not know what type of final assessment your online course will have.

**Please check with your instructor as not all foreign language classes are included in this group.

Note: If a class is offered on M, W, F, MW, MF, or WF it will fall into the same start times as MWF. If a class is offered on Tu or Th, it will fall into the same start times as TuTh.

Final exams are based on the day and time a course is offered. Therefore, if the course schedule changes, then the exam group may also change. Please note: this calendar is only a guideline for faculty and students to get a sense of when their final exam may take place before classes are assigned rooms. The actual form of final evaluation for a course, as well as the date and time, must be included in the course syllabus at the beginning of the semester.

All final exam times can be found on Cal Central after registration. The official Schedule of Final Examination locations will be made available on the 11th week of instruction.

Spring 2021 Final Examination Calendar

*Online courses are those whose course numbers have a W prefix (e.g. Psych W1). Not all online courses have in–person final exams. Please check with your instructor if you do not know what type of final assessment your online course will have.

**Please check with your instructor as not all foreign language classes are included in this group.

Note: If a class is offered on M, W, F, MW, MF, or WF it will fall into the same start times as MWF. If a class is offered on Tu or Th, it will fall into the same start times as TuTh.

For undergraduate courses, final assessments that are not scheduled during the regular Final Exam Week cannot be required to be completed or turned in during the regular semester's period of formal instruction nor during the Reading/Review/Recitation (RRR) period. Final performances and presentations may be scheduled under certain circumstances before or during RRR week, but instructors are encouraged to use the RRR week as much as possible for synthesis, review, and revision of papers or projects for final student assessment. For more information, see COCI Handbook section 2.1.12. 

Final examination groups are typically based on the day and time a class is offered. Exam groups not based on the regular class meeting time are called common exam groups. Online courses, certain foreign language courses, and certain Chemistry and Economics courses belong to common exam groups.

Please refer to the following resources.

• Checklist for Scheduling Conflicts with Academic Requirements
• Responsibilities to Students with Disabilities
• Deadlines for Securing Proctors

To request the removal or addition of a final exam, see COCI Handbook section 2.1.3.2 “Changing the Method of Final Assessment in Approved/Existing Courses.”

To request a change in final exam group, see COCI Handbook section 3.2.1 “Changing the Final Exam Group.” The department scheduler should email scheduling@berkeley.edu to confirm sufficient classroom space in the desired exam group.