Hello Advising Network,

Final exams and spring are just around the corner!

See below for information on final exams, academic integrity, and professional development opportunities.

Dates and Deadlines

March 15 Instructors received email communication
March 19 Exam schedule posted on student website*
March 22 Students received email communication (except Law)
April 1 Deadline for students to book accommodated exams
April 5, 4:30 p.m. Deadline for students to notify departments of conflict or overload
April 19 - May 1 Exam period, including Saturdays and Sundays

*Note only exams scheduled at a specific time will appear on the exam schedule. Assessments with flexible timeframes will not be listed.
*Chang School final exams are usually held during the last class.

Online Exams

Religious Accommodations

For the next three years, Ramadan will fall during the winter examination period. To support students observing Ramadan, there will be limited undergraduate and graduate evening exams scheduled during the April 2021 exam period. Our goal is to limit evening exams, as writing evening exams following a full day of fasting can impact a student’s ability to be successful. If  students observing Ramadan have an evening exam scheduled, students will be able to request religious accommodations as usual.

Will there be evening exams scheduled in future?

December 2021 exams will return to original time slots including evenings, assuming exams will be held on campus at that time. University Scheduling will attempt to avoid scheduling large exams in the evenings next April during Ramadan as much as possible. Students will be able to request religious accommodations as usual.

Conflicts and Overloads

What's a conflict and overload?
Despite best efforts, sometimes there may be a scheduling conflict (two final exams at the same time) or overload situation (three final exams on the same day, or three consecutive exam sessions e.g. afternoon, evening, and next morning, including The Chang School exams). Normally, only scheduled assessments count towards conflicts and overloads. Assignments with flexible time frames do not usually qualify towards conflicts and overloads.

What should students do?
Once the exam schedule is published, students have 2 weeks to notify program departments and schools of conflicts and overloads. If a student contacts you, you can provide the student with this template by copying and pasting the text (not the link) into your email. There are very few conflicts and overloads this semester, so this template is a "soft roll-out" and may be provided more broadly in future.

The program department or school (Chair/Director, Graduate Program Director or Associate Chair of Graduate Programs) is responsible for making alternate arrangements, in consultation with instructors and students. If the conflict is with a Chang School course, program departments or schools should liaise with distance@ryerson.ca to confirm the conflict. If a student has an exam overload, normally the middle exam is deferred. 

More information
You can find more information in the Undergraduate Student Guide or Graduate Student Guide or in Policy 135: Final Examination policy. Note, like most Ryerson policies, there is a policy and procedures section. You can find more information in the policy section 3.2, 3.3, 5.4 and the procedures section 4.3.

Missed Exams and the Make-Up Test Centre

Professional Development

Academic Integrity

Students go head-to-head with Captain Plague and the League of the Unearned to learn about academic integrity and to earn certificates from the planets Ethica, Originon, and Independus. Produced in collaboration with Digital Education Strategies at The Chang School, the game covers a variety of topics including academic integrity, plagiarism, cheating on tests and exams, unauthorized collaboration, and institutional support services. 

Watch the trailer or promote this resource through your communications or social media.