Final Exam Schedules

CU Boulder's official final examination policy enforces a uniform final examination schedule to facilitate fairness and help maximize the educational experience for students.

Final Exam Dates

Summer Session

Most Summer Session classes schedule final examinations on the last day of class; however, some classes have examinations at a different time.

View the Summer Session Calendar

Fall & Spring Semesters

Full-Semester Classes

Reading day, the day after the last day of classes, is reserved for study time. On that day, no class sessions may be held and no graded assignments of any kind may be due.

The five-day final exam period starts the following day. Every undergraduate class is assigned a final exam date, time and location (the location may differ from the regularly scheduled classroom), which posts to Buff Portal and CU Boulder Class Search in early October for fall and mid-March for spring.

If your exam dates haven't posted yet, look them up below using either the course number (for classes with common final exams) or the class meeting pattern (for all other classes).

Fall 2025 Exam Schedule

Students enrolled in the following courses will complete those final exams at the date and time specified. The department will assign a common final exam room for each course and/or class section and communicate that location to students.

 

Course(s)Exam DateExam Time
APPM 1235, 1340, 1350, 1360, 2340, 2350, 2360Thursday, Dec. 117:30–10 a.m.
ARAB 1010Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
ASEN 2401Tuesday, Dec. 97:30–10 a.m.
ASEN 2502Friday, Dec. 127:30–10 a.m.
BCOR 1030Tuesday, Dec. 97:30–10 a.m.
CHEM 1021, 1113, 1133, 1400, 3311, 3331Monday, Dec. 810:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
CHIN 1010, 2110, 3110Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
EBIO 1210Friday, Dec. 127:30–10 a.m.
FNCE 2010, 3030, 4040Tuesday, Dec. 97:30–10 a.m.
FREN 1010, 1020, 1050, 2110, 2120Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
GRMN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
ITAL 1010, 1020, 1050, 2110, 2120Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
JPNS 1010, 2110, 3110Wednesday, Dec. 1010:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
MATH 1112, 1212, 2300Wednesday, Dec. 107:30–10 a.m.
MATH 1150, 1300, 2400, 2510Monday, Dec. 87:30–10 a.m.
MCDB 1150Friday, Dec. 127:30–10 a.m.
MCEN 4043Monday, Dec. 87:30–10 a.m.
PHYS 1110, 1115, 1120, 2010Tuesday, Dec. 910:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
RUSS 1010Wednesday, Dec. 107:30–10 a.m.
SPAN 1010, 1020, 2110, 2120, 3000Wednesday, Dec. 107:30–10 a.m.

 

If your course isn't listed in the common final exams section above, find your scheduled exam date based on your class's meeting pattern. This table applies to classes that meet every weekday (Monday through Friday) or on Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Fridays.

 

Class Start TimeExam DateExam Time
8 or *8:30 a.m.Monday, Dec. 87:30–10 p.m.
9:05 or *9:35 a.m.Wednesday, Dec. 107:30–10 p.m.
10:10 or *10:40 a.m.Friday, Dec. 1210:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
11:15 a.m. or *11:45Tuesday, Dec. 91:30–4 p.m.
12:20 or *12:50 p.m.Monday, Dec. 84:30–7 p.m.
1:25 or *1:55 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 111:30–4 p.m.
2:30 or *3 p.m.Friday, Dec. 121:30–4 p.m.
3:35 or *4:05 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 104:30–7 p.m.
4:40 or *5:10 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 97:30–10 p.m.
Evening classes**
(meet Mondays only or Mondays & Wednesdays)		Monday, Dec. 87:30–10 p.m.
Evening classes**
(meet Wednesdays only)		Wednesday, Dec. 107:30–10 p.m.

 

*Standard meeting pattern start times for classes held on east campus (AERO, BIOT, CINC, SEEC, Williams Village).

**All classes beginning at 5:05 p.m. or later on MWF, or 5 p.m. and later on TTH are considered evening classes.

If your course isn't listed in the common final exams section above, find your scheduled exam date based on your class's meeting pattern. This table applies to classes that meet every Tuesday and/or Thursday.

 

Class Start TimeExam DateExam Time
8 or *8:30 a.m.Thursday, Dec. 117:30–10 p.m.
9:30 or *10 a.m.Monday, Dec. 81:30–4 p.m.
11 or *11:30 a.m.Thursday, Dec. 1110:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
12:30 or *1 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 94:30–7 p.m.
2 or *2:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 101:30–4 p.m.
3:30 or *4 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 114:30–7 p.m.
Evening classes
(meet Tuesdays only or Tuesdays & Thursdays)		Tuesday, Dec. 97:30–10 p.m.
Evening classes
(meet Thursdays only)		Thursday, Dec. 117:30–10 p.m.

 

*Standard meeting pattern start times for classes held on east campus (AERO, BIOT, CINC, SEEC, Williams Village).

**All classes beginning at 5:05 p.m. or later on MWF, or 5 p.m. and later on TTH are considered evening classes.

Spring 2025 Exam Schedule

Students enrolled in the following courses will complete those final exams at the date and time specified. The department will assign a common final exam room for each course and/or class section and communicate that location to students.

 

Course(s)Exam DateExam Time
APPM 1235, 1345, 1350, 1360, 2350, 2360Wednesday, May 710:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
ARAB 1020Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
ASEN 2703Monday, May 510:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
ASEN 2704Saturday, May 37:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
BCHM 4611Monday, May 57:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
BCOR 1025Monday, May 510:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
CHEM 1021, 1113, 1133, 3311, 3331Monday, May 57:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
CHIN 1020, 2120, 3120Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
EBIO 1220Saturday, May 37:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
FNCE 2010, 3030, 4040Monday, May 510:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
FREN 1010, 1020, 1050, 2110, 2120Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
GRMN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
ITAL 1010, 1020, 1050, 2110, 2120Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
JPNS 1020, 2120, 3120Wednesday, May 77:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
MATH 1112, 1212, 2300Tuesday, May 610:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
MATH 1150, 1300, 2400, 2510Saturday, May 310:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
MCDB 2150Saturday, May 37:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
PHYS 1110, 1120, 1125Tuesday, May 67:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
RUSS 1020Tuesday, May 610:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
SPAN 1010, 1020, 3000Tuesday, May 610:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

 

If your course isn't listed in the common final exams section above, find your scheduled exam date based on your class's meeting pattern. This table applies to classes that meet every weekday (Monday through Friday) or on Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Fridays.

 

Class Start TimeExam DateExam Time
8 or *8:30 a.m.Wednesday, May 77:30–10 p.m.
9:05 or *9:35 a.m.Tuesday, May 61:30–4 p.m.
10:10 or *10:40 a.m.Saturday, May 34:30–7 p.m.
11:15 or *11:45 a.m.Sunday, May 47:30–10 p.m.
12:20 or *12:50 p.m.Wednesday, May 71:30–4 p.m.
1:25 or *1:55 p.m.Monday, May 54:30–7 p.m.
2:30 or *3 p.m.Sunday, May 41:30–4 p.m.
3:35 or *4:05 p.m.Monday, May 57:30–10 p.m.
4:40 or *5:10 p.m.Tuesday, May 67:30–10 p.m.
**Evening classes
(meet Mondays only or Mondays & Wednesdays)		Monday, May 57:30–10 p.m.
**Evening classes
(meet Wednesdays only)		Wednesday, May 77:30–10 p.m.

 

*Standard meeting pattern start times for classes held on east campus (AERO, BIOT, CINC, SEEC, Williams Village).

**All classes beginning at 5:05 p.m. or later on MWF, or 5 p.m. and later on TTH are considered evening classes.

If your course isn't listed in the common final exams section above, find your scheduled exam date based on your class's meeting pattern. This table applies to classes that meet every Tuesday and/or Thursday.

 

Class Start TimeExam DateExam Time
8 or *8:30 a.m.Saturday, May 37:30–10 p.m.
9:30 or *10 a.m.Tuesday, May 64:30–7 p.m.
11 or *11:30 a.m.Wednesday, May 74:30–7 p.m.
12:30 or *1 p.m.Saturday, May 31:30–4 p.m.
2 or *2:30 p.m.Sunday, May 44:30–7 p.m.
3:30 or *4 p.m.Monday, May 51:30–4 p.m.
**Evening classes
(meet Tuesdays only or Tuesdays & Thursdays)		Tuesday, May 67:30–10 p.m.
**Evening classes
(meet Thursdays only)		Saturday, May 37:30–10 p.m.

 

*Standard meeting pattern start times for classes held on east campus (AERO, BIOT, CINC, SEEC, Williams Village).

**All classes beginning at 5:05 p.m. or later on MWF, or 5 p.m. and later on TTH are considered evening classes.

Special Session Classes

Final exams are typically held during your last regularly scheduled class period.

View the Special Session Calendar

Resolving Scheduling Conflicts

If you have three or more final exams scheduled on the same day, you're entitled to arrange an alternate exam time for the last exam(s) scheduled on that day. If you have two final exams scheduled to meet at the same time, you're entitled to arrange an alternate exam time that day or week for the exam associated with the class that occurs last. For more information, see the CU Boulder's final examination policy.

You're expected to provide evidence of the conflict to qualify for any exceptions, and you must make arrangements with the instructor of the affected class before the published deadline (see calendar in sidebar).

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