Final Exam Schedule
Deans, Chairs & Faculty: Please refer to this memo about Spring 2026 Final Exams and Grading (PDF).
Spring 2026
Final Exams begin Wednesday, May 13 and end Tuesday, May 19.
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 Wednesday, a Mon/Wed evening class will hold its exam on Wednesday, while a Tues/Thurs course will hold its exam on Thursday.
Saturday Classes
Saturday exams will be held on May 16, 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 | May 13 (Wednesday) |
May 14 (Thursday) |
May 15 (Friday) |
May 18 (Monday) |
May 19 (Tuesday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8-10 a.m. |
MWF 10-10:50 a.m. |
T/Th 8-9:15 a.m. |
MWF 9-9:50 a.m. |
MWF 8-8:50 a.m. |
T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
| 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | MWF 11-11:50 a.m. |
FREE | MW 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
MWF 12-12:50 p.m. |
FREE |
| 12:30-2:30 p.m. | FREE | T/Th 11 a.m. -12:15 p.m. |
MWF 1-1:50 p.m. |
FREE | T/Th 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| 3-5 p.m. | MW 2-3:15 p.m. |
T/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
F 2-4:45 p.m. |
MW 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
T/Th 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 | May 16 |
|---|---|
| 8 - 10 a.m. | |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | CHEM 121 |
| 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. | CHEM 131 & 132 |
| 3 - 5 p.m. |
FREE SPACE |
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. |