How to Read the Final Exam Schedule: Step-by-Step Instructions

By Kristin Wietecha

It’s not unusual to look at the finals schedule and think, “How the heck do you read this thing?” Well, when one looks at it long enough, it’s actually pretty simple to figure out.

Here’s some step-by-step instructions on how to read the final exam schedule, which can be found online here. 

1. Find the time and days that the normally meets in the cells, as well as the number of credit hours that the course is.
   
   
2. The day listed above that class’s column is the day that the final is.
   
   
3. Move left from the course’s cell until the final space. This space states the time that the final will occur.
   
   

Below is a picture of the Fall 2014 finals schedule. Let’s say Sally has a class that normally meets at one 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. This information is highlighted in yellow.

Sally then looks at the heading above the column and see the day the final is on is Friday. This is green in the below image.

The row that this information is in says that the final is from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is in pink. Now, Sally knows when her final is.

For more information on finals, see the University’s guidelines, posted here.