Our finals week resources provide students with essential tools and support to succeed during finals week, including study methods, tutoring, and stress-relief activities. Take a look at our resources to find new tips and tricks to surviving finals week! Good luck, Hawks!
Our Top 3 Finals Tips
- Create a Game Plan:
- Create a focused finals study plan to manage your time effectively, stay organized, and approach each exam with confidence and clarity. Use this Finals Study Plan to get started!
- Find your go-to place: Maybe it’s in the Library, Folger, HUB, or an academic building.
- Go to office hours: Meeting with your professors during finals week can clarify confusing concepts, deepen your understanding, and help you focus your studying when it matters most.
- Take Care of Yourself
- Avoid burnout and take breaks by going for a walk on campus.
- Attend De-Stress Fest and meet the therapy dogs
- Grab a friend and attend Late-Night Pancakes at North on Monday, May 5.
- Enjoy some late-night pancakes served by IUP celebrity servers at North Dining from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. All students are welcome—free of charge, whether or not they have a meal plan.
- Take Advantage of IUP Resources
- Writing Center: The Jones White Writing Center is open during Finals Week for face-to-face and online tutorials. Tutors at the Writing Center can help you write any paper or presentation at any stage of your writing process.
- Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
- Tutoring Center: Walk-in tutoring can be found at various tutoring locations on campus. For more details, you may contact us at 724-357-2375 or by email at hstitt@iup.edu.
Tutoring for business-related courses:- Chemistry and physics tutoring offered by the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, and Engineering
- Tutoring for mathematics courses
- Tutoring for computer science courses
- IUP Library:
- Call 724-357-2100 or visit the Information Desk on the first floor of Stapleton Library to talk with one of our helpful staff.
- Send us a question using the Ask a Librarian service.
- Extended Library Hours for Finals Week:
- 7:45 a.m.–midnight, Monday, May 5, through Thursday, May 8
- Writing Center: The Jones White Writing Center is open during Finals Week for face-to-face and online tutorials. Tutors at the Writing Center can help you write any paper or presentation at any stage of your writing process.