Final Exams

The Office of the University Registrar develops the final exam schedule for the fall and spring semesters at the Hamilton, Middletown, and Oxford campuses, as well as VOALC. The schedule and policies are posted on the One Stop website about three weeks before the semester starts. 

Students can access their final exam dates and times through myMiami or Banner Self Service.

To find them in myMiami:

  1. Log into myMiami 
  2. Go to the “myCourses” tile
  3. Select the desired semester/term 
    • All of your courses will display with their meeting days/times, including their final exams

To find them in Banner Self Service: 

  1. Log into Banner Self Service
  2. Select “Registration”
  3. Select “View Registration Information”
  4. Select the term and click “Continue”
  5. Click on the course’s title
  6. Select the “Instructor/Meeting Times” tab 

Exam information is typically posted in late October for fall semester exams and late February for spring semester exams. Except for group exams, final exams are held in the room where the class regularly meets.

The schedule and policies for Oxford group exams are posted on the One Stop website about three weeks before the semester starts. Room assignments for group examinations are added to student course schedules in Banner Self Service about one month before final examination week. Note that final exams will be determined by the faculty teaching any MUDEC classes and graduate level VOALC classes.

Final Examination Conflicts

A Conflict occurs when a student has two or more final examinations scheduled at the same time. In the event of conflicts, adjustments are made according to this schedule, regardless of campus:

  • For fall semester, the course section whose subject three-letter abbreviation is nearest the beginning of the alphabet is adjusted.

  • For spring semester, the course section whose subject three-letter abbreviation is nearest the end of the alphabet is adjusted.

  • If both courses are within the same department, the higher course number is adjusted.

If the conflict is a result of one course instructor changing their final examination day/time, the instructor who changed their day/time must work out conflicts their students encounter.

Schedule Changes for Final Examinations, Other Evaluative Substitutions