First Term Final Exam

U.A.'s First Term Final Exam is a mandatory exam taken by U.A.'s Hero Department students at the end of the first semester.

Prologue
Class 1-A use their last week before final exams to study hard. Denki worries that he hasn't studied enough because of all the events going on. Tenya, Izuku, and Shoto "encourage" him to try harder, but it only ends up hurting his feelings.

During lunch, Izuku sits with his friends talks about what could possibly appear on the exam. Shota Aizawa only reveals that the exam will be a culmination of everything from the first semester, including combat and rescue training.

Itsuka Kendo from Class 1-B tells them that an upperclassman told her that they'll be fighting Villain-Bots again. Hanta, Mashirao, Kyoka, Denki, and Mina study with Momo at her rich estate. Katsuki beats the lessons into Eijiro's head. Izuku, Ochaco, Tenya, and the others study in their own way.

Nezu and the U.A. faculty host a meeting on changing the finals format. They incorporate teamwork and combat against actual people. Past tests used villain-bots to avoid injury complaints. The teachers decide to change the test to better prepare the students for more intense battles with villains.

Written Exam
Students from Class 1-B take the written exam for three days in their homeroom class. Everyone manages to pass this portion of the test.

Practical Exam
Nezu and the U.A. faculty reveal that the practical test with include mock battles between students and teachers. Students are assigned to teams of two and must work together to fight one of their teachers. All matchups are assigned ahead of time and teachers are handicapped with weights. Students have thirty minutes to capture the villain or successfully escape from the battle in order to pass. The option of escaping is also to help observe students decision-making skills.

The students are matched up with their partners against teachers with advantages. Each student must learn to confront their weaknesses in order to pass, and the teacher's job is to exploit that. The students are told that the teachers aren't holding back, but in reality, they are all meant to leave an opening for the students to win. Each student is evaluated individually and any who fail are told they cannot go camping with their classmates at the training camp in the woods.