7. Rescheduling of Final Examinations

a.    The Office of the Registrar, acting for the Committee on Examinations and Standing, may authorize a student to take a final examination during a dedicated make-up window during the final assessment period. Appropriate reasons for granting such requests are religious days, personal emergencies, or other exceptionally compelling circumstances. Examinations will normally be rescheduled during the 24 hours after the scheduled examination time; examinations will be rescheduled during the 24-hour period before the regularly scheduled time only in the most unusual and compelling circumstances. Faculty have discretion to write a new exam if the rescheduled examination is scheduled more than 24 hours after the scheduled examination. In no such cases will a faculty member be required to administer the examination more than twice. This provision does not preclude additional administrations of an examination by the Office of the Registrar or other responsible individuals designated by the Office of the Registrar.

b.    The Office of the Dean of the College, acting for the Committee on Examinations and Standing may authorize postponement of final assessments beyond the final assessment period on the basis of extenuating circumstances beyond a student's control. Faculty must prepare a new exam for students authorized for a postponement. (See The Undergraduate Announcement: Academic Regulations.) The Office of the Registrar will coordinate postponed assessments with faculty member and academic department. Postponed final examinations for the fall term courses will be scheduled during the week preceding the start of spring term classes, and for spring term courses, during the week preceding the beginning of the next fall term.

c.    Final grades are normally reported using the letters A, B, C, D, and F. Members of the Faculty may, at their discretion, report pluses and minuses with A’s, B’s, and C’s. P’s may be reported in courses offered exclusively on a pass/D/fail basis. (The Office of the Registrar will convert letter grades of C- or higher to P’s in the case of individual students electing courses under the pass/D/fail option.) The A+ should be regarded as an exceptional grade reserved for work of extraordinary merit. A faculty member who awards the grade of A+ must submit to the Committee on Examinations and Standing a written report explaining how the student’s course work or independent work meets the instructor’s standards for truly outstanding work. A+ statements become a part of students’ permanent records and will be made available to them as a matter of course. The statements may be reviewed by University committees making decisions about academic honors, awards, and prizes, and by administrators and faculty preparing institutional recommendations for applicants to medical school and institutional endorsements for candidates in national fellowship competitions.

d.    Rescheduled final examinations are conducted under the supervision of the Committee on Examinations and Standing by the Office of the Registrar acting for the Committee.

e.     Regular final grades are assigned to each student on the basis of the completed rescheduled examination. If not completed by the stipulated deadline, a failing grade is assigned to the examination and an appropriate final grade reported.