How to Request Final Exams

The deadline to request a final is always the Friday of the first week of classes by 5:00 p.m. for the fall and spring semesters.

• Deadline to request a final for the summer sessions will be the last day of the drop/add period for the first six week and the second six week session.
• Only request finals for classes that end on the last day of classes. During the fall and spring, we only schedule finals for classes in the "Regular" and "7WK2" sessions and for classes in the "MIN" session that end on the last day of classes.
• Requests will be reset to "Not Specified" for each semester, so finals need to be requested every semester.

All general purpose classrooms are locked for finals week. To obtain a classroom during this time, an Event Room Request form will have to be submitted.

Requesting Finals

• If you have a multi-component class, the final should be on the primary component, which is most likely your lecture. For the other components, you can list "Not Specified"
• Never place your final exam on a component that has a class association of 9999

Final Exam Designations

• ITEC: This means you are requesting a final and you want it in an ITEC room.
• No: This means you are not going to offer a final during finals week.
• Remote Asynchronous: Exams will be scheduled online on a specific day by the Office of the University Registrar and delivered using whatever platform the instructor finds appropriate, these exams will be open for 24 hours (12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.).
• Remote Synchronous: Exams will be scheduled online at a specific day and time by the Office of the University Registrar and delivered using a platform the instructor finds appropriate.
• STEC: This means you are requesting a final and you want it in an STEC room (not the same as eTesting and is not a secured browser).
• VTEC: This means you are requesting a final and you want it in a VTEC room.
• Yes: This means you want a final and you do not have a room preference.
• eTesting: This means you are requesting an eTesting final. You must meet the following criteria to qualify for eTesting:
  1. Courses that had previous exams held in the eTesting lab (107 Pollock) that semester
  2. Course enrollment size (normally above 600) -- to maximize the space, smaller enrollment courses are used to fill gaps around larger classes

Requesting Alternate Seating

The area that says "Exam Seat Spacing" is where you can request alternate seating. This defaults to one, which means there is one seat for every student. If you want alternate seating, you would change this to two which means there are two seats for every student. LionPATH will not recognize anything above two for alternate seating.

Grouping Final Exam Sections Together

• For all classes that need to have their exam together at the same time and place
• Enter a base section on all sections you want to meet together
• You must complete this for combined sections
• You cannot put in a subject that is not your own, so if you are going to have a final for a combined section, you must email esmail@psu.edu to have the grouping information added to the other subject.
• Make sure that both subjects have the same final exam designation (No, ITEC, STEC, VTEC, Yes, eTesting)
• Make sure both subjects have the same exam seat spacing
• If you are grouping a final make sure that ALL sections that you are grouping are listing your initial section.

Missing the Deadline to Schedule a Final Exam

If the deadline for scheduling a final exam is missed:

• The final exam conflict schedule must be released prior to the instructor working with the students to find the best time and day for that exam.
• To reserve a room for the final you must submit an Event Room Request form due to finals week being blocked in CollegeNET.
• All conflicts will have to be resolved by the instructor and student.
• The exam will not be placed in LionPATH or the conflict exam application for the student or instructor to view, so the instructor will have to communicate with the students on the exam information.

Deadlines for Final Exam Adjustments

Possible final exam room changes must be received by Enrollment Services no later than the last day of conflict filing for students, after this time we will not make any adjustments to room listings so that we may better serve the students who have requested conflict exams.