Spring 2025

Effective Spring 2025 per the revised University Policy S17-1 [pdf], the Culminating Activities and Final Examination Period schedule will begin at 8:30 am rather than 7:30 am. All slots will be two (2) hours in length rather than two hours (2) and fifteen (15) minutes.

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the below Culminating Activities and Final Examinations Schedule, or which cannot be held at the scheduled time, should utilize the Make-Up period provided. 

Classes with two meeting patterns should schedule using the first meeting pattern listed in MySJSU (PeopleSoft). 

Online/Hybrid classes without a designated day and time, (TBA) as their first (or only) meeting pattern, should utilize the Online/Hybrid Classes section provided. 

Online/Hybrid classes with a designated day and time, as their first (or only) meeting pattern, should utilize the schedule as identified in the appropriate section (Group I, Group II, Late Afternoon, Night, or Saturday).

Finals Resources: To support students during the Culminating Activities and Final Examinations Period, offices and departments across campus host events, study spaces, tutoring programs, and provide resources.

Group I | Group II | Late Afternoon | Night | Saturday | Online/Hybrid | Make-Up | Common Final Examinations for MATH Classes | Exceptions

Group I Classes

Group I classes are those classes which meet M, W, F, MTW, MWR, MTWF, MWRF, MTWRF, MW, WF, MWF, MF, TW, WR, MT, WS.

*Classes with start times between 4:25 through 5:25 PM, which meet only once per week for more than two hours, will follow the same schedule as "Late Afternoon Classes."

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the Culminating
Activities and Final Examinations Schedule, or which cannot be examined at the scheduled time, should utilize the "Make-Up" period provided.

Group II Classes

Group II classes are those classes which meet TR, T, R, TWR, MTR, TRF, MTRF, MTWR, TWRF, RF, RFS,TF, TRS.

*Classes with start times between 4:25 through 5:25 PM, which meet only once per week for more than two hours, will follow the same schedule as "Late Afternoon Classes."

Classes with meeting times other than those identified in the Culminating
Activities and Final Examinations Schedule, or which cannot be examined at the scheduled time, should utilize the "Make-Up" period provided.

Late Afternoon Classes

Late afternoon and night classes meeting more than once per week should schedule their Culminating Activities and Final Examinations on the earliest possible date. Example: final exam for ENGL 1A which meets on MWF from 6:00-7:30 PM should be scheduled on Wednesday, May 14 from 5:15-7:30 PM (not Monday, May 19).

Night Classes

Late afternoon and night classes meeting more than once per week should schedule their Culminating Activities and Final Examinations on the earliest possible date. Example: final exam for ENGL 1A which meets on MWF from 6:30-7:45 PM should be scheduled on Wednesday, May 14 from 7:45-10:00 PM (not Monday, May 19).

Saturday Classes

All Saturday classes will administer Culminating Activities and Final Examinations on Saturday, December 14, at the regularly scheduled class start time, for 2 hours.

Online Classes/Hybrid Classes

Online/Hybrid classes without a designated day and time, (TBA) as their first (or only) meeting pattern, are to administer their Culminating Activities and Final Examinations during any of the following time periods: 

Make-Up Exams

Any make-up Culminating Activities and Final Examinations are held on Wednesday, December 18 (all day).

Common Final Examinations for MATH Classes

Common Final Examinations for MATH classes apply to the following courses: MATH 1, 18A, 19, 30, 30X, 31, 31X, 32, 32X, 42, 42X, 70, and 70X. These courses administer common finals which do not follow the standard schedule for Culminating Activities and Final Examinations Period schedule. Questions should be addressed to the Department of Mathematics & Statistics. Subject to change. 

Exceptions

Per the Culminating Activities and Final Examinations Policy students and instructors may request  appropriate exceptions for Culminating Activities and Final Examinations.

Students may request an excused absence for a culminating activity (S22-2 [pdf]) or rescheduling of a culminating activity (S17-1 [pdf]) if their schedule results in three or more culminating activities or final exams held/due within a 24-hour period. Requests must be made at least three weeks prior to the last class instructional day of the semester. 

Instructor exceptions will normally be requested before the start of the term and approved by the dean's office and then included in the syllabus. The Spring 2025 deadline for requesting exceptions is February 19, 2025.