How to Prepare for Your December Exams
We're here to help you stay organized and ensure you feel ready to tackle your upcoming exams. Check out our Exam Checklist and FAQs below to ensure you’re prepared!
✔ Check your exam schedule
You can check your exam schedule online at myexams.uwo.ca. Please review your schedule carefully, double-checking and triple-checking it, and adding your exam dates, times, and locations to your calendar.
✔ Make sure you know what room you're writing in
Double-check that you know where the room is located. Useful resources to help you find your classroom are campus maps or the building abbreviation directory.
✔ Arrive on time
Exams are scheduled at different times of the day, including evenings and weekends. When planning for your exam, make sure to account for your commute time.
You will not be able to change the time/date of your exam unless you have a conflict or a religious obligation.
✔ Bring your ID
Remember to bring either your Western ONECard or your driver's license with you to your exam.
✔ Study!
All of the different library hours can be found on the Western Libraries’ site.
✔ Bring a water bottle
Exams can be long, so it's important to stay hydrated. Bring a reusable water bottle with you to your exams.
✔ Remember to breathe... you got this!
Exams are stressful. Get advice from Western students how they navigate exams by checking out Thrive Online blogs: Gearing up for December, My Favourite Study Hacks, and The Balancing Act: Navigating Academic Pressure with Mental Wellness. Need more support? Explore on- and off-campus resources at WellnessResources.uwo.ca.
FAQs
What can I do if I miss my exam due to extenuating circumstances?
Please use the Student Absence Portal to submit a request for consideration for your final examination as soon as possible. Requests must be submitted no later than 48 hours after the missed assessment and must include supporting documentation for your absence. Please note, undocumented absence cannot be submitted for final exams.
Re-writing exams, or having the value re-weighted on a retroactive basis, is not a standard policy – and is typically determined through academic counselling. Should you decide to write your original exam, please be prepared to accept the mark you receive.
For more information, see examinations.
What do I need to think about before requesting Academic Consideration for an exam?
Carefully consider the implications of postponing exams or delaying handing in work. For example, a delay in completing your work may impact you if you are expecting to graduate in June or, if you are continuing your studies next year, may impact the timing of your course registration appointment. Check with your academic counselling office to confirm potential impacts.
You are encouraged to make appropriate decisions based on your specific circumstances, recognizing that minor ailments are not normally an appropriate basis for academic consideration.
What do I do if I have time conflicts?
If you have two exams scheduled in the same time slot and neither is a Business course (i.e. two exams scheduled at 2:00pm on the same day), you will have received an email to your Western account. Details will be provided on how to proceed and the appropriate people to contact.
If you have multiple exams within a short timeframe, please see the information available relating to a “Multiple Exam Situation” on the following page.
What is the difference between a final exam and a mid-year test?
The Registrar’s Office schedules mid-year tests (during the December period) and final exams only.
Mid-Year Test: For the purpose of this schedule, a mid-year test is a test that takes place in December for a full-year course. A Final Exam: For this schedule, a final exam is the evaluation that takes place at the end of a course (December final exams are scheduled for half-year courses).
Writing with Accommodated Exams?
Please make sure that you register to write your final exams through the Accommodated Exams portal by the deadline of Tuesday, November 12, 2024!
