Final Exams

The Office of the University Registrar develops Miami University’s final exam schedules for fall and spring semester. They are applicable to all campuses except for MUDEC and graduate-level VOALC courses. Summer and winter term final examinations are usually given at the last class meeting.

The final exam schedule is posted on the One Stop website before the start of each academic year. Students can access their final exam dates, times, and locations through both myMiami or Banner Self Service by the end of each semester’s third week.

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 class and final exam meeting days, times, and location(s)

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 

Conflicts and Excessive Final Exams

Students who meet the criteria for a conflict or excessive exams must contact the instructor whose exam would move at least three weeks before final exam week begins.

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.

Excessive Final Exams 

Excessive final exams are defined as a student having:

• Four or more scheduled final examinations in any 24-hour period 
• Three or more scheduled final examinations in a given day

If a student has four final exams in any 24-hour period or three final exams in one day, one of the exams may be changed to a later time with the consent of the instructor. If a student has five or more examinations in a 24-hour period or four or more examinations in a given day, two of the exams may be changed to a later time with the consent of the instructor.

Changing a final exam to an earlier time can only occur with the consent of both the instructor and the dean of the academic division in which the course is given.