Final Exam Schedule
Deans, Chairs and Faculty: Refer to schedule and deadlines information for faculty, chairs and deans.
Fall 2026
Final Exams begin Tuesday, December 8 and end Monday, December 14, 2026.
Day Classes
Final exams for day classes (start time prior to 4 p.m.) meeting more than once a week are held according to the published day and hour of the first meeting of the class.
Evening Classes
Final exams for evening classes (start time 4 p.m. or later) meeting more than once a week are held on the day that falls first during final exam week.
For example, if exams begin on a Tuesday, a Tues/Thurs course will hold its exam on Tuesday, while a Mon/Wed evening class will hold its exam on Wednesday.
Saturday Classes
Saturday exams will be held on December 12, 2026, at the regularly scheduled class meeting time.
Free Periods
FREE time periods are used for university emergencies only. If the university postpones a final exam day or time, the exams will be rescheduled for the next available FREE time period.
| EXAM HOURS | December 8 (Tuesday) |
December 9 (Wednesday) |
December 10 (Thursday) |
December 11 (Friday) |
December 14 (Monday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8-10 a.m. |
T/Th 8-9:15 a.m. |
MWF 9-9:50 a.m. |
FREE | MWF 8-8:50 a.m. |
MWF 10-10:50 a.m. |
| 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
FREE | T/Th 11 a.m. -12:15 p.m. |
MWF 12-12:50 p.m. |
MWF 11-11:50 a.m. |
| 12:30-2:30 p.m. | T/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
MWF 1-1:50 p.m. |
FREE | MW 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
FREE |
| 3-5 p.m. | T/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
F 2-4:45 p.m. |
T/Th 2-3:15 p.m. |
MW 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
MW 2-3:15 p.m. |
5:15-7:15 p.m. - Classes with a start time between 4-5:30 p.m. meet on their regularly scheduled evening at 5:15 p.m.
7:30-9:30 p.m. - Classes with a start time of 6 p.m. or later meet on their regularly scheduled evening at 7:30 p.m.
| saturday COMMON exams | December 12 |
|---|---|
| 8 - 10 a.m. | MATH 263 Sections: 002 & 003 - Z. Zheng 006 & 007 - E. Goode 008 - R. Walia 011, 012 - X. Hou |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | CHEM 121 |
| 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. | CHEM 131 & 132 |
| 3 - 5 p.m. |
MATH 273 |
Off Matrix
Classes scheduled off matrix are to hold final exams according to the regularly scheduled meeting times they fall within, based on start time. Here are some examples:
| Meeting start Time (off matrix) | exam period to use |
|---|---|
| T or Th 9 - 11:40 a.m. | T/Th 8 - 9:15 a.m. |
| T or Th 1 - 3:40 p.m. | T/Th 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
| M, W, or F 9:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | MWF 9 - 9:50 a.m. |
| MW 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | MWF 10 - 10:50 a.m. |