Yale College
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New Haven, CT
06510   USA

An Hour Test instead of an Examination

Some instructors do not give final examinations of the usual two-and-one-half-hour or three-and-one-half-hour length, but instead terminate their courses with an hour test that is the last in a succession of hour tests administered during the term.

For courses that meet during reading period, this hour test may be administered during reading period, since, in such courses, regular class meetings are scheduled to continue. A course that meets during reading period may also administer the hour test during final examination period.

For courses that do not meet during reading period, the hour test may not be administered during reading period, but may be administered only during the last week of classes or during final examination period.