ABSTRACT

Even under the most stringent of attendance policies, some students will have appropriate excuses for missing an exam or a paper. To protect students from overzealous instructors, colleges establish policies of makeup exams. These usually take the decision of when and where the exam will be given out of the hands of the instructor. The instructor still gets to decide in most cases whether a makeup exam is warranted. You should be aware of any policies your college has established about makeup exams. The chair is usually your best source of information on this.