Examination & Grading Regulations
For provisions governing examinations and grading, students are referred to the
University Council Regulations on Examinations and the
Grading System in the Examinations and Grading section of the
Calendar.
For information on College Regulations on Examinations, students are referred to the College office.
For regulations on student appeals and academic dishonesty students are referred to the
Policies & Regulations section of the
Calendar. For help with interpreting plagiarism and other academic dishonesty rules, see the
Academic Honesty website.
Deferred Examinations
A student who is absent from a final examination for medical reasons (such as illness) or compassionate reasons (such as the illness of a child) is responsible for applying to the Undergraduate Office for a deferred examination. The application must be initiated within three days of the missed examination and must be accompanied by documentation (letter from a doctor, etc.).
Students must not make travel plans or schedule other activities during the period scheduled for examinations. Deferred examinations are not granted for these reasons. A student who becomes ill during a final examination should notify the invigilator immediately of the inability to complete the examination. The student should request a deferred examination. A student who has sat for a final examination and handed the paper in for grading will not be granted a deferred final examination.
See the
Academic Schedule at the beginning of the
Calendar for final and deferred examinations periods. A special deferred examination may also be approved for students who submit satisfactory evidence of inability to be present at the regular deferred sitting.
A student who is absent from a deferred examination will have the final grade reverted to the original failing percentile submitted by the instructor for the course, unless a special deferred examination has been approved based on the above specified criteria.
Supplemental Examinations
Only students in their graduating year in the College of Arts & Science may apply for a supplemental examination provided that:
- A final grade of 40% - 49% has been obtained in the course. The course must have been taken during the current session.
- The student has met the graduation standards of the College both overall and in the major.
- Supplemental examinations shall be accorded the same weight as the regular exam in the computation of the student's final grade.
Approval for the writing of a supplemental examination will not be considered until:
- an application for graduation has been submitted,
- all final examinations for the degree or certificate have been written,
- all final grades have been submitted.
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Students applying for Spring Convocation (May) will
not be able to have their degree conferred until Fall Convocation (October). Upon successful completion of the supplemental examination students may request a letter confirming their degree requirements.
Regardless of the passing grade achieved, a grade of 50% in the course will be used by the College in calculation of the C.W.A. With the inclusion of the 50% in the average, the student must meet graduation standards.
See the
Academic Schedule at the beginning of the
Calendar for the dates that supplemental examinations are written.