Students who have one of the two exam situations below qualify for a make-up final exam from their instructors:

• Two or more final exams/assessments scheduled for the same exam period (direct).
• More than two final exams/assessments scheduled for the same day (greater than two exams per day). This does not include multiple exams within a 24-hour period.

Students who experience any of the following situations for exams scheduled during the semester are eligible to request a make-up exam from their instructors:

1. When there is a conflict between an exam scheduled outside of regular class time and a regularly scheduled course, the regularly scheduled course will take precedence.
2. When there is a conflict between an exam scheduled outside of class time and other scheduled and required course activities (e.g., performances, meetings, lectures), the required course activity will take precedence.
3. When there is a conflict between an exam scheduled outside of class time and other scheduled, non-required course activities or personal obligations, the exam will take precedence. However, exams not scheduled and announced in class at least 14 days in advance will not have priority under this policy.
4. When there is a conflict between two or more exams/assessments scheduled for the same or overlapping time periods outside their regular class times, make-up exams should be assigned according to exam precedence rules below.
5. Instructors must offer reasonable options without penalty to students who miss exams due to the conflicts described above.
6. Make-up exams must be scheduled at a reasonable time and location.
7. The make-up exam, if different, should be as equivalent as possible in content, difficulty, form, and time limits to the original. The standards for scoring and grading the make-up exam should be equivalent to those used with the original exam as well.

The university is prepared to make reasonable accommodations for students whose religious holy days coincide with their classroom assignments, test schedules, and classroom attendance expectations. Accommodations will be made in a manner which is consistent with the Ops Manual University Policy on Human Rights (see II-3) and does not unfairly burden instructors and students.  Faculty members should reschedule exams for students who miss them for reasons consistent with the university's policy regarding religious holidays, as stated in Part III, Chapter 22, Section 10, Religious Diversity and the University Calendar, of the University Policy Manual.
 

The standard practice of the University of Iowa Facilities Management Department is to immediately stop construction when that work disturbs an examination in progress. The faculty member in charge of the examination should promptly report such problems to FM@YourService (319-335-5071) or to the construction workers, asking them to contact the project's construction manager for further instructions.

Courses having lower subject alpha characters or lower course numbers when the conflict is within a subject will take precedence. If the conflict is within the same subject and course then the lower section number will take precedence.

Courses having higher subject alpha characters or higher course numbers when the conflict is within a subject will take precedence. If the conflict is within the same subject and course then the higher section number will take precedence. 

• In odd-numbered years, courses having lower subject alpha characters or lower course numbers when the conflict is within a subject will take precedence. If the conflict is within the same subject and course, then the lower section number will take precedence. 
• In even-numbered years, courses having higher subject alpha characters or higher course numbers when the conflict is within a subject will take precedence. If the conflict is within the same subject and course, then the higher section number will take precedence. 

Evaluation of same-time (direct) exam conflicts takes precedence over evaluation of more than two exams scheduled for the same exam day (>-2 day) conflicts. In situations where an individual student is affected by both a direct conflict and a >-2 day conflict that involve the same course section(s), then the direct conflict should be evaluated first to determine course eligibility for a make-up exam.

If, after resolving the direct conflict(s),

• The student no longer has more than two exams scheduled for the same exam day, then the student will take all remaining exams as scheduled.
• The student still has more than two exams scheduled for the same exam day, then the remaining course sections involved in the >-2 day conflict are evaluated until the student has no more than two exams scheduled for the same exam day.

Precedence regarding the use of letters in subject designations: Alpha characters are weighted higher as you travel up the alphabet with A being equivalent to 1 and Z being equivalent to 26. Subject designations should be evaluated on a letter by letter basis.

Example: EDTL and ENGR. Since E is the first letter designated in both subjects and is of equal value, the second letter of each subject should be evaluated next to determine precedence. D is considered lower than N, so EDTL is considered lower than ENGR.

In a fall semester, ENGR would need to issue a make-up exam when in conflict with EDTL; in a spring semester, EDTL would need to issue a make-up exam when in conflict with ENGR. Similarly, in a fall semester, ECON would need to issue a make-up exam when in conflict with BIOL; in a spring semester, BIOL would need to issue a make-up exam when in conflict with ECON.

• Instructors: Individual final exam schedules can be viewed in MAUI and will identify course section responsibilities for administering make-up exams. Visit the MAUI Help pages for instructions on viewing instructor schedules in MAUI. 
• Students: Instructions to view individual final exam schedules in MyUI are on the Student Exam Schedules page. The Final Exam Assignments page in MyUI will specify which course has the qualified conflict requiring a make-up exam. 

Students are responsible for contacting their course instructor directly to arrange make-up exams in case of conflicts. Only qualified exam conflicts, as listed above, are guaranteed a make-up exam. Instructors may offer a make-up exam at their discretion, unless restricted by college or department policies.

Final Exam Deadline

Instructors and students have been notified that students with qualified exam conflicts who wish to request a make-up exam need to speak with their course instructor by the deadline indicated below.

• Fall semester: Oct. 1.
• Spring semester: March 1.
• Summer session: By the end of the first week of the affected course session.

We recommend that faculty get in touch with their students identified with qualifying exam conflicts to facilitate the communication process and assist students who may be new to the process.

The Instructor Schedule on MAUI will specify which course has a qualified conflict. This is the instructor who will offer the make-up exam. It is up to the instructors of the courses involved to work in cooperation with their students to schedule appropriate make-up final examination arrangements according to the make-up final examination scheduling policies.

A make-up exam, if different, should be as equivalent as possible in content, difficulty, form, and time limits to the original. The standards for scoring and grading the make-up exam should be equivalent to those used with the original exam as well. Students taking evening midterm make-up exams should not be given a longer period of time to take the exam than was offered to students taking the originally scheduled evening midterm exam.

During the fall and spring semester, the Friday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. exam period will be reserved for make-up final exams only. No regular final exams will be scheduled during this exam period. Faculty may use the Friday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. exam period to administer their make-up final exams, but are not required to do so. Faculty may use any designated final exam period for which a student(s) is available and does not create a qualified final exam for the student(s).

All make-up final exams should be scheduled during one of the designated exam periods to avoid creating conflicts.