Conflicts and Accessibility
If you are registered with Accessibility Services in the current session and will be writing your online assessments or in-person exams through Accommodated Testing Services, you do not need to report any conflicts to the Office of the Faculty Registrar. You should contact Accommodated Testing Services directly to resolve the conflict.
Faculty of Arts & Science Students
Scheduling Conflicts for Online Final Assessments and In-Person Exams
A scheduling conflict occurs when one of the following is true:
- Direct Conflict: You have two assessments or exams at the same time. This can include in-person exams and scheduled online assessments.
- Three-in-a-Row: You have three consecutive assessments or exams (e.g., afternoon, evening and next morning).
It is important to note that conflicts can only occur if your exams or assessments are scheduled at a certain time. For example, if you have an in-person exam at 2:00 pm on Thursday and an online test at the same time, you have a direct conflict.
Conflicts do not include any online assessments that have a completion time window of more than 48 hours. For example, if your online assessment can be completed any time within 3 days, this assessment will not be included in any scheduling conflicts.
Online assessments that have to be completed in 48 hours or less can be included in a “three-in-a-row” conflict but would not be considered to be a “direct” conflict. For example:
- If you have an in-person exam on Thursday at 2:00 pm and an online assessment which has to be completed any time between Thursday morning and Thursday evening, you do not have a conflict.
- If you have an in-person exam on Thursday at 2:00 pm, an online assessment on Thursday at 7:00 pm and an online essay due any time between Thursday morning and Friday morning, you have a conflict.
If you have a scheduling conflict, follow the steps below to resolve the conflict:
- Check the final assessment schedule for any in-person exams and the schedule provided by your instructor for any online assessments to determine if you have a conflict.
- If your conflict involves at least one in-person exam and you have not heard from the Office of the Faculty Registrar about rescheduling by August 4, 2023, download and save the Final Examinations Conflict Form to your computer, fill it out and submit it from your U of T email account to exams.artsci@utoronto.ca.
- If your conflict involves only online assessments, you should contact your instructors directly to inquire about your rescheduling options for one of the assessments.
For the August 2023 Final Exam & Assessment Period, the deadline to report a conflict is August 10, 2023.
You will be notified by email regarding the specifics of your rescheduled assessment(s) or exams in advance of the final assessment period. Rescheduled assessments(s) or exams will be held within the same final assessment period and will not be deferred to the next term.
Scheduling Conflicts for Term Tests in Y courses (June & December Final Exam & Assessments)
If you are enrolled in a Y course and you have a conflict involving term tests, you should contact the department offering the course to make alternative arrangements. Contact the department if:
- You have a conflict between a Faculty of Arts & Science final in-person exam and a term test in a Y course
- You have a conflict between an online final assessment and a term test in a Y course
- You have term tests in two Y courses that conflict with each other
Religious Observance Conflicts
It is the policy of the University of Toronto to arrange reasonable accommodations for those students whose scheduled final assessments or exams conflict with a religious holy day that they are observing.
If you have a conflict due to a religious observance, follow the steps below to resolve the conflict:
- Check the final assessment schedule for any in-person exams and the schedule provided by your instructor for any online assessments to determine if you have a conflict due to a religious observance.
- If any of your scheduled in-person final exams conflicts with a religious observance, download and save the Final Examinations Conflict Form to your computer, fill it out and submit it from your U of T email account to exams.artsci@utoronto.ca.
- If any of your scheduled online assessments conflicts with a religious observance, contact the course instructor to discuss your options.
Please note, if you are registered with Accessibility Services in the current session and will be writing your online assessments or in-person exams through Accommodated Testing Services, you do not need to report conflicts due to religious observance to the Office of the Faculty Registrar. You should contact Accommodated Testing Services directly to resolve the conflict.
For the August 2023 Final Exam & Assessment Period, the deadline to report a conflict is August 10, 2023.
You will be notified by email regarding the specifics of your rescheduled in-person exam(s) or assessment(s) in advance of your exam(s) or assessment(s). Rescheduled exam(s) or assessments will be held within the same final assessment period whenever possible but cannot be guaranteed depending on the accommodation needed.
Students Registered in Other Divisions/Faculties
If you have a scheduling conflict between two Faculty of Arts & Science in-person exams, download and save the Final Examinations Conflict Form to your computer, fill it out and submit it from your U of T email account to exams.artsci@utoronto.ca, no matter which Faculty or Division in which you are registered . If your conflict is between an in-person exam and an online assessment, contact the course instructor for the online assessment.
If you have a scheduling conflict between an Arts & Science exam or assessment and an exam in a course offered by another Faculty or division, please report this to your Faculty or Divisional Registrar's Office.
If you have a religious observance conflict with an Arts & Science exam or assessment, please report this to your Faculty or Divisional Registrar's Office.
For the August 2023 Final Exam & Assessment Period, the deadline to report a conflict is August 10, 2023.
You will be notified by email regarding the specifics of your rescheduled exam(s) or assessment(s) in advance of the upcoming final assessment period. Rescheduled exams and assessments will be held within the same final assessment period whenever possible but may require a deferral in consultation with the student.
Scheduling Conflicts for Term Tests in Y courses (June & December Final Exam & Assessments)
If you are enrolled in a Y course and you have a conflict involving term tests, you should contact the department offering the course to make alternative arrangements. Contact the department if:
- You have a conflict between a Faculty of Arts & Science final in-person exam and a term test in a Y course
- You have a conflict between an online final assessment and a term test in a Y course
- You have term tests in two Y courses that conflict with each other