Students who miss a final examination will normally obtain a failing grade for the course. A student
may apply for prior authorization to be absent from an examination in exceptional circumstances:
• Absence because of illness must be justified by a certificate authenticated by Health Services
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and given to the School's Undergraduate Student Services secretariat during the week
following the examination. Students who write an examination during the period specified
on this certificate may not plead illness to appeal their examination results.
• Absence for any other reason must be justified in writing no later than five working days
after the examination. The School reserves the right to accept or reject the reason offered;
travel, employment and misreading the examination schedule are not usually accepted.
• Students who have been authorized to miss a final examination for an acceptable reason will
be allowed to write a deferred examination on a date chosen by the School.