Exam preparation tips
- Check your exam schedule in PAWS for room updates before you arrive at your exam as the assigned rooms may change. When checking your exam schedule, pay attention to the assigned room:
- On-campus room: Takes place in person at the assigned campus room
- Take-home exam due: Assigned due date/time for an exam with an extended window for completion. The instructor will provide details.
- Course tools remote: Online or remote exam. The instructor will provide details.
- For in-person exams: have suitable identification (student ID card or government-issued picture ID) available during all exams.
Schedule
Please do not make travel, employment, or other commitments for the entire exam period until your exam schedule is released.
Missed a final exam? You have three days to contact an academic advisor to request a deferred exam. You can request a deferred exam only in certain circumstances (see below for more information).
Term | Start and end dates | Date your schedule is posted in PAWS |
Fall | December 9-23, 2023, including Saturdays | Mid-October |
Winter | April 10 to 29, 2023, including Saturdays | Mid-February |
Spring Quarter 1 | May 30 to June 1, 2023 | Two weeks before the exam period begins |
Spring Quarter 2 and Spring Term |
June 23, 26 and 27, 2023 | Two weeks before the exam period begins |
Summer Quarter 3 | July 25 and 26, 2023 | Two weeks before the exam period begins |
Summer Quarter 4, Summer Term and Multi-term | August 18, 21 and 22, 2023 | Two weeks before the exam period begins |
These dates are taken from the Academic Calendar, the official listing of major academic events and deadlines for the academic calendar year. Complete examination regulations are published on the University Secretary's website. College regulations on examinations are available in the college offices. For further details, contact the Exams Office. If you are required to write a final exam to pass a class, it should be stated in the class syllabus.
Location
The date, time and location of your exam is listed in the My Exam Schedule channel in your PAWS account.
If you are taking in-person classes (face-to-face or live streamed/televised) at the Saskatoon or Prince Albert campus or at a regional or affiliated college, and the exam is scheduled to be written in-person, it will be held at the applicable campus.
Online classes: In person exams are scheduled in Saskatoon for online classes delivered with support from the Teaching Innovation Team, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (typically W section classes). If you are unable to write your in-person examination in Saskatoon, you must apply for a regular or special examination centre (certain criteria applies). Review the syllabus for your online class for more information and visit the distance exam webpage to learn more.
Abbreviation | Corresponding Building |
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AGRI | Agriculture Building |
ARCH | Archaeology Building |
ARTS | Arts & Science Building |
BIOL | Biology Building |
DIEF | Diefenbaker Canada Centre |
EDUC | Education Building |
EDUC GYM | Gymnasium # 3 - College of Education |
ENG | Engineering Building |
ESB | Edwards School of Business |
GEOL | Geology Building |
HLTH | Health Sciences Building |
KIRK | Kirk Hall |
LAW | Law Building |
MCLN | McLean Hall |
MURRY | Murray Memorial Building |
PAC | Physical Activity Complex |
PAC GYM | Physical Activity Complex Gymnasium |
PHYSIC | Physic Building |
RUH | Royal University Hospital |
RUH MLT | Royal University Hospital Mall Lecture Theatre |
STM | St. Thomas More College |
THORV | Thorvaldson Building |
WILL GYM | Williams Building Auditorium |
Rescheduling
Once posted, exam dates/times cannot be changed without the consent of the instructor and all the students in a class. You are responsible for attending final exams on their scheduled dates.
We will not accommodate a request to reschedule an exam unless it falls under one of the following exceptions.
Two exams at the same time is a valid conflict. Two exams on one day does not constitute an exam conflict. If you have a valid conflict, contact the Exams Office immediately.
One night exam must be included to have three or more exams in a row. Three exams in a row would be one of the following combinations:
- 9:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. (all in the same day)
- or 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. (the next day)
- or 7:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m. (the following day), and then 2:00 p.m.
If you have a valid conflict, contact the Exams Office immediately.
A student who is absent from a final examination through no fault of their own, for medical, compassionate, or other valid reasons, may apply for a deferred exam. An application must be made to an academic advisor in their college within three business days of the missed examination. The college may also ask for supporting documentary evidence or a Declaration of Absence form.
A student who becomes ill during a final examination or who cannot complete the final examination for other valid reasons must notify the invigilator immediately of their inability to finish. The student may then apply for a deferred examination by contacting an academic advisor in their college.
The University of Saskatchewan is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations for students who experience barriers to their education on the basis of a prohibited ground(s), including disability, religion, family status and gender identity.
To apply for exam accommodations, register with Access and Equity Services prior to the relevant exam accommodation deadlines. If you are already registered with AES, speak with your AES advisor for more information.
Deferred and supplemental
A student who is absent from a final examination through no fault of their own, for medical, compassionate, or other valid reasons, may apply for a deferred exam. An application must be made to an academic advisor in their college within three business days of the missed examination. The college may also ask for supporting documentary evidence or a Declaration of Absence form.
A student who becomes ill during a final examination or who cannot complete the final examination for other valid reasons must notify the invigilator immediately of their inability to finish. The student may then apply for a deferred examination by contacting an academic advisor in their college.
Deferred exams: a deferred examination is the sitting of a final examination at a time other than the scheduled time and date. A deferred examination may be granted to a student who is not able to complete a final examination through no fault of their own, for medical, compassionate, or other valid reasons. These examinations are granted under regulations established by the college and subject to the Academic Courses Policy.
Supplemental exams: a supplemental examination is the re-writing of a final examination. A student may be granted a supplemental examination under regulations established by the college and subject to the Academic Courses Policy.
Special deferred and supplementals: the college may, under extenuating circumstances, grant a special deferred or supplemental examination to a student who submits satisfactory evidence of inability to be present at the deferred or supplemental examination under regulations established the Academic Courses Policy and the college.
Schedule
The Deferred and Supplemental exam schedule is posted approximately three weeks prior to the exam dates.
Term | Date | Date your schedule is posted in PAWS |
Fall 2023 | February 20-23, 2024 | Three weeks before |
Winter 2024 | June 18-21, 2024 | Three weeks before |
Spring and Summer 2024 | September 14, 2024 | Three weeks before |
Cost
The non-refundable fee for all supplemental and deferred exams is charged when a student's application to write the exam is granted. In order to avoid interest charges, payment must be made prior to the last working day of the month in which approval for the examination is received.
Exam Type | Cost |
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Deferred | $40 per examination |
Supplemental | $60 per examination |
Special Deferred (scheduled if a deferred is missed and another authorized) | $80 per examination |
Special Supplemental (scheduled if a supplemental is missed and another authorized) | $100 per examination |
Off-campus location* | an additional $25 per examination, and any additional invigilation fees and international courier fees, if applicable |
Re-read fee | $20 per examination |
*Students expecting to need specific software to write a deferred or supplemental exam must write the exam on campus with the University of Saskatchewan. For more information contact exams@usask.ca or your college office.
Appeals
If you have concerns with how your instructor marked an exam you can appeal the mark within 30 days of it being made available to you.
Third-party examination invigilation
USask offers exam invigilation services for non-USask exams. Invigilators are representatives of USask and are capable and experienced in invigilating examinations.
Schedule an examination
Contact exams@usask.ca to schedule an examination and for more information.
Rates
Students | Cost |
1-5 | $100 per student ($75 for current USask students or alumni) |
6-10 | $500 plus $50 for every additional student over 5 |
11+ | $750 plus $30 for every additional student over 10 |
- courier and printing fees are extra
- the number of students must be confirmed by 5 business days prior to the examination, at which time the cost is locked in
- payment is expected for all confirmed students, even those who do not attend
- examinations that run longer than 3.5 hours will be subject to additional charges