General Information
No credit for a course in which an examination is required shall be given to a student unless he or she takes and passes an examination under appropriate conditions. Grades for the majority of courses are based on one examination given at the end of each semester. However, faculty members in the first-year small group courses and in several upper division courses give one or two additional examinations, writing assignments, or both during the course of the semester. The dates of the final examination period are included on the School of Law Academic Calendar available on the School’s web site. The schedule of examinations is published at the beginning of the semester.
Unless otherwise specified by the faculty member, all examinations are graded anonymously. To ensure this anonymity, each student receives an exam number from the University, which is posted on Banner just prior to the examination session. Students are to use this number, rather than the student's name or other identifying information, on all examinations for that semester. Grades are determined by the faculty member and submitted to the Registrar. The grades are then recorded and assigned to examination numbers by the Registrar. Failure to use the examination number may result in a delay in the posting of grades. Students may view their grades on Banner.
Once an examination has been taken, the results are final. A student may not retake the exam, have the grade expunged, raised, changed to a pass, submit a paper as a substitute for the exam, or withdraw from the course.
