Examination information
Final Exams' Schedule - December 2020
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If you have any questions about the format of your exam, please consult your professor.
All exams are on local Ottawa time (GMT-5).
If you are registered with SASS-Academic Accommodations and wish to write your deferred/supplemental exam(s) with them, you must submit a request by email to the Exam Centre.
Course | Section | Date | Start Time | End Time | Exam Type |
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BCH3356 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3356 | B00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3356 | C00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3356 | D00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3356 | E00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3356 | G00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3570 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
BCH3756 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3756 | B00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH3756 | C00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BCH4101 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BCH4300 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BCH4522 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIM4920 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIM4920 | B00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIM4920 | C00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIM4920 | D00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIM4920 | E00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO1109 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO1130 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO1130 | B00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO1130 | C00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO1509 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO1530 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO2137 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO2529 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO2537 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO3122 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO3124 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO3126 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 17:00 | Take-home | |
BIO3126 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 17:00 | Take-home | |
BIO3140 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 13:00 | Take-home | |
BIO3147 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO3154 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BIO3522 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO3524 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 17:00 | Take-home | |
BIO3526 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 17:00 | Take-home | |
BIO3553 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | Take-home |
BIO3570 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
BIO371O | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line | |
BIO3705 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | Take-home |
BIO4142 | A00 | December 12, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
BIO4146 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 17:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
BIO4158 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO4556 | December 12, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line | |
BIO4920 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO4920 | B00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO4920 | C00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO4920 | D00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BIO8102 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BPS2110 | A00 | December 20, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BPS3101 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BPS3102 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BPS3350 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BPS3501 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 11:30 | on-line |
BPS3750 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BPS4101 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
BPS4121 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BPS4125 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
BPS4131 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1301 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | B00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | C00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | D00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | E00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1311 | F00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1701 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM1711 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM2120 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2120 | B00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | C00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | D00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | E00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | F00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | G00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | H00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | I00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | J00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2123 | K00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2131 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2132 | A00 | December 12, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM2353 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2520 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | C00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | D00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | E00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | F00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | G00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | H00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | I00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | J00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2523 | K00 | December 11, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2531 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM2532 | A00 | December 12, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM2753 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM3120 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM3122 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM3126 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM3128 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM3140 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM3350 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM3520 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM3522 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM3526 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM3540 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM3750 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM4123 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM4139 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
CHM4311 | B00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
CHM4317 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
CHM4380 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 11:30 | on-line |
EVS3120 | A00 | December 13, 2020 | 0:00 | 23:59 | Take-home |
EVS3520 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEG3706 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEO2163 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 9:30 | 11:30 | on-line |
GEO2165 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 16:00 | on-line |
GEO2563 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEO2734 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEO3163 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEO3164 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
GEO3166 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 11:30 | on-line |
GEO3563 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
GEO4306 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 19:00 | 21:00 | on-line |
GEO4366 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 8:00 | 17:00 | Take-home |
GEO5131 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 8:00 | 17:00 | Take-home |
GEO5153 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 19:00 | 21:00 | on-line |
MAT1300 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1300 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1300 | D00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1300 | E00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1300 | G00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1302 | C00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1302 | E00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1308 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1318 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1320 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1320 | B00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1320 | C00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1320 | E00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1320 | G00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1320 | H00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1321 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1322 | D00 | December 21, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1322 | F00 | December 21, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1327 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1329 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1330 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1330 | B00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1330 | C00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1330 | E00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1332 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1339 | C00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1341 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1341 | B00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1341 | E00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1341 | F00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1341 | H00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1362 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1371 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1700 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1700 | C00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1702 | C00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1708 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1718 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1720 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1720 | B00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1720 | W00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1721 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1722 | C00 | December 21, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1727 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1729 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1730 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1730 | B00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1732 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT1739 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1741 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1741 | C00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT1762 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT1771 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2122 | A00 | December 20, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2122 | B00 | December 20, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2141 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT2141 | B00 | December 10, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT2322 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2322 | B00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2342 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2348 | A00 | December 12, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT2362 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2371 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2371 | B00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2377 | C00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2379 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2379 | B00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2379 | C00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2384 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2384 | B00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2522 | A00 | December 20, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2541 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT2722 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2742 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2762 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2771 | A00 | December 17, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2777 | B00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT2779 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT2784 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT3120 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 14:30 | Take-home |
MAT3130 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3143 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3172 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT3320 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3375 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3377 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 19:00 | 22:00 | on-line |
MAT3520 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 14:30 | Take-home |
MAT3530 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3543 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3555 | A00 | December 11, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT3572 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT3720 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT4141 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 0:01 | 23:59 | Take-home |
MAT4153 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT4170 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT4175 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT4343 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT4374 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | Take-home |
MAT4378 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT4995 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT5141 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 0:01 | 23:59 | Take-home |
MAT5151 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
MAT5170 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT5182 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | Take-home |
MAT5301 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT5317 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
MAT5327 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1121 | A00 | December 20, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY1321 | A00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1321 | B00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1331 | A00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1331 | B00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1521 | A00 | December 20, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY1721 | A00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY1731 | A00 | December 13, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY2311 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 8:00 | 20:00 | Take-home |
PHY2333 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY2390 | A00 | December 19, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY2711 | A00 | December 14, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY2733 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3325 | A00 | December 16, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3341 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3350 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3370 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY3741 | A00 | December 18, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3750 | A00 | December 15, 2020 | 14:00 | 17:00 | on-line |
PHY3770 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY4362 | A00 | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY4370 | A00 | December 10, 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Take-home |
PHY4382 | A00 | December 12, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
PHY4395 | A00 | December 21, 2020 | 9:30 | 12:30 | on-line |
Information for deferring a final exam
The Faculty of Science’s Undergraduate Office approves and manages deferred final exams of students for all undergraduate science courses: BIO, BIM, BCH, BPS, CHM, EVS, GEO, MAT, PHY and SCI.
To defer any evaluations that take place during the term (midterms, tests, quizzes…), students must contact their professor directly.
For non-science final exam deferrals, please contact the faculty in question and/or the professor.
Procedure to defer a final exam in a science course
To defer a final exam in a science course, you must submit the supporting documentation (i.e. medical certificate bearing the date of the absence, death certificate, etc.) within five business days of the exam date (except if extenuating circumstances prevent you from doing so), to the Office of Undergraduate Programs of the Faculty by email at infosci@uOttawa.ca.
Any extenuating circumstances must be documented. Documents must be sent to Office of Undergraduate Programs of the Faculty by email at infosci@uOttawa.ca.
All deferred final exams for science courses will either take place during the deferred exam period indicated in the university calendar’sImportant dates and deadlines or during the next regular exam period in which the course is offered, whichever comes first.
For students who are graduating in June, if you want to defer one of your exams, please note that the deferred exam period will take place in July and you will no longer be eligible to graduate in June. The next convocation will be in the Fall.
Reasons for deferring a final exam
In general, we will only accept to defer an exam for the following reasons:
Exam conflicts
- Two final exams on the same date and at the same time
- Three final exams within four consecutive blocks
- Take-home exams and final projectsare not consideredwithin the exam conflicts listed above.
Please notify your faculty at least seven business days prior to the first exam in conflict.The faculty will look at the situation and will determine which exam can be deferred.
Travel, employment and misreading the examination schedule are not acceptable reasonsfor deferring an exam.
Medical reasons
If you miss a final exam due to illness, please refer toAcademic Regulation 9.5.1 d) which governs medical certificates. The key points are the following:
- If you fall ill on the day of the exam, it is essential that you attend a medical clinic on the day of the exam or no later than the day after the exam. We will not accept medical certificates for which you have consulted a medical opinion two days after the date of the examination.
- Medical certificates retroactively covering the date of the final exam or medical certificates presenting an inconclusive diagnosis will not be accepted.
- If you choose to write a final exam despite having a medical certificate, you cannot claim illness to request a deferred exam or a revised mark.
Death of a member of immediate family
- Justified by a death certificate or an obituary notice.
Different time zone
Exams are scheduled per Ottawa local time. If you are in a different time zone and are taking online courses, your final exam may be scheduled at an unusually late hour. Although we suggest that you write your exam despite the late hour, we would agree to defer your final exam to the deferred exam period in February, the official study week. Written exams during this period are scheduled at either 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. (Ottawa local time).
Students who write an examination
Students who write an examination may not appeal their final grades due to one of the reasons mentioned above. And, students who write an examination during the period of disability specified on the medical certificate cannot later plead illness to appeal their examination results and/or request a deferred exam.
*The student will have to complete such requirements within a maximum of 12 months after the end of the session. If no mark has been filed with the Office of the Registrar twelve months after the end of the course, the DFR symbol will be changed to EIN.
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the pandemic and the fact that assessments are online, we recognize that technical issues may arise. If you experience technical difficulties during your final science exam, you should:
- Contact your professor as soon as possible
- Contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Science by e-mail at infosci@uOttawa.ca.