Exam period begins

McMaster students will begin writing exams Friday, December 6.

The exam period runs until December 20, after which students will be off for the holidays.

Classes will resume Monday, January 6.

During the exam period, McMaster’s libraries will have extended hours, as follows:

Mills Library will be open 8 a.m. to 10:45 p.m, 7 days per week.

The Mills Learning Commons (2nd floor) is open 24/7 until December 19.

The entire sixth floor of Mills is designated as a Silent Study Area, and a large area on the  fourth floor is designated as a Quiet Study Area. During exams, all seating areas on the upper floors (third – fifth) are considered Quiet Study Areas and will be signed as such.

Thode Library will be open 24/7 from December 5 to December 19.

The lower level of Thode is the quietest study area in the building, with the second floor designated as quiet but more difficult to enforce due to noise floating upwards from the first floor.

Innis will also move to extended hours – Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

You will find  more information on the various study spaces available in the libraries here.

All libraries have bookable Group Study Rooms. Please remember that these are to be used by groups of 2 or more, and cannot be booked for more than 2 consecutive hours by one group. The library reserves the right to remove bookings which do not follow these guidelines.