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Exam Excuses

The Office of the Dean of the College is solely responsible for determining whether a student’s absence from a final examination is excused.  End-of-semester transcripts for students who have received an exam excuse bear the notation “ABS” next to the course for which the excuse has been approved.  Make-up exams are given during Orientation for spring semester courses and during the first week of classes in the spring semester for fall semester courses.  Around mid-semester, the Registrar's Office changes any ABS grades that are still not in to No Credit.