The deadline to schedule Final Exams at the EPC for the Spring 2024 semester is Friday, April 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM (ET). This is 15 business days before the first day of Finals Week (Monday, May 10, 2024). 


 

The EPC strongly encourages all students who intend to take final exams at the EPC to schedule your final exams as early as possible!  Once the semester has begun and you have sent your accommodation letter(s) to your professor(s), you can use the myACCESS Portal to schedule any exams you want to take in the EPC for the entire semester, including midterms AND final exams.  

The EPC requires students to schedule final exams for the in-class exam block as assigned by the UVM Registrar unless you have written permission from your professor to schedule for an alternative date/time. 

If you have any final exams that will conflict in timing, or if you need to take any of your final exams at an alternate date/time than when the exam will be administered in class, please contact your professor for written permission to reschedule one of your exams to a different date and time.  Once you have obtained written permission from your professor, please fill out an EPC Finals Scheduling Help Form to request scheduling assistance for your requested alternate date/time.  The form has a field to copy and paste your professor's permission into, or your professor can email us at epc@uvm.edu to provide their written permission.

If you need assistance with scheduling your final exams, please contact EPC Staff by email at epcser@uvm.edu, or please be encouraged to drop into the EPC anytime during our operating hours to request scheduling assistance from EPC Staff.  

Sample email to professors to ask permission for scheduling final exams at the EPC for alternate dates/times

If you're not sure how to start the conversation with your professor to ask for written permission to send to the EPC for alternate date/time final exam scheduling, below is an email template that you can use.

 

Email subject:
"Requesting permission to schedule final exam at EPC on [insert alternate date/time requested]"


Email to:
[insert professor email]

Email cc: 
epcser@uvm.edu


Email body: 


Dear Professor [insert professor last name],

My name is [insert your name] and I am enrolled in your [insert course name and section (i.e., MATH 1012 A)] course.  I receive exam accommodations through SAS and I intend to take my Final Exam at the Exam Proctoring Center.  The Final Exam for this course is scheduled for [insert in-class final exam date and time], but I need to take the exam on [insert requested date/time].  

[Insert reason for scheduling for alternate date/time here.  Some examples of why students might need to take final exams during different blocks at the EPC may include: 
- accommodation to take only one test/exam per day 
- extended time would conflict with another final exam time]

The EPC requires written professor permission to schedule final exams for alternate dates/times than the UVM Registrar Final Exam Schedule.  Please write back if you approve my request to schedule my Final Exam on [insert requested date/time] at the EPC.  I've copied the EPC on this email; please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Best, 
[insert your name]