Final Exam Waiver Information
The opportunity to apply for an exam waiver is offered to Juniors and Seniors with good grades, strong attendance and good behavior.
Juniors may waive up to TWO exams per semester and Seniors may waive up to FOUR exams per semester if they meet the following general criteria:
Juniors may waive up to TWO exams per semester and Seniors may waive up to FOUR exams per semester if they meet the following general criteria:
- Students must have a minimum cumulative semester grade average of 85% for the course where the waiver is requested by the established grading semester cut-off date.
- Students may only have a maximum of THREE "Documented Absences (ILP/ILH)" or "UNX" ABSENCES in the course the exam waiver is requested.
- Three tardies will equal one absence for attendance purposes only when requesting a waiver.
- A student may not make-up absences and/or tardies to lower his number of unexcused absences
- ALC placement, At-Home Suspensions, or In-School Suspensions will disqualify students from an exam waiver.
- Students may not waive both the fall and spring finals for a course. For example, if a student waived a final in the fall semester, he/she will not be allowed to waive for that course's exam in the spring.
- Exam waivers are not offered for courses articulated with ACC or UT.
- Exam waivers are not open to juniors or seniors in traditionally freshman or sophomore core courses such as English I or II.
- Juniors are not allowed to request a waiver for the fall exam in U.S. History because of the EOC test in the spring, but juniors may request a waiver in the spring if they meet the criteria.
- Students approved for a waiver will complete a culminating project assigned by the teacher that they will bring with them to class on the day of the final exam period. If a student does not submit a culminating project, he/she will take the final exam for the course even if previously approved for a waiver.
- Students must be present during the exam period in order to waive the final exam. If a student is absent, they are automatically disqualified from waiving the final and will receive a zero on that final until it is made up.
