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Resolves that a final assessment overload is three or more final assessments scheduled for the same day during finals week; and that faculty should make a reasonable effort to offer an alternative final assessment time to students with a final assessment overload; and further resolves that the deadline for a student to notify instructors of a final assessment overload and request to reschedule is before the end of 80% of instruction for the term; and be it further that the deadline for a student to notify instructors of a final assessment overload will be posted on the Office of the Registrar’s Student Planning Calendar website: “The last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final examination time. Rescheduling is at the instructor’s discretion and is not guaranteed.”; and also resolves that final assessments for online asynchronous courses without a scheduled final assessment period in the University’s schedule for finals week are not included as an overload of three or more final assessments scheduled for the same day, unless the assessment has an availability window of 24 hours or less, in which case it is counted toward the overload; and be it further that the Cal Poly Academic Senate supports the adoption of this resolution to update the provisions of the Final Assessment/Exam Scheduling Overload in preparation for semesters; and be it further that this policy will be effective Fall term 2026.

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URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/senateresolutions/1015