Multiple Exams on One Day
If a student has three (3) exams scheduled for the same day, he/she may secure a “Change Request Form” from the Registrar’s Office or online on the
Registrar's website. This change request form must be completed and returned to the Registrar’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of classes before exams.
Medical Reasons
- Medical Emergency Students who have completed sufficient work to complete a course but who become ill or injured just prior to or during the final exam period should contact the Associate Provost for Assessment and Academic operations in the provost's office (Alamance 120) to present verification. The Associate Provost will notify instructors of the student's situation. As soon as they are able, students should contact individual instructors to discuss arrangements for completing work. In cases where the instructor is no longer employed at Elon after the end of the semester, the student should contact the department chairperson.
- Medical Leave of Absence (WD) If a student has a documented medical condition that has impacted his/her ability to complete course work and will keep him/her from taking exams, the student should consult with the Associate Vice President for Student Life for a medical leave of absence, which will remove the student permanently (with grades of WD) from all classes. Students seeking a medical withdrawal must withdraw from all courses; they may not obtain a medical withdrawal from only selected courses. Students with medical withdrawals will not be permitted to complete courses.
Other Documented Excuses for Rescheduling or Missing Exams
Occasionally, a student will find him/herself in a situation that may be best resolved by not taking one or more final examinations as scheduled. Justifiable reasons for such absences may include school-sponsored representation at events, but will generally not include travel arrangements, starting a job or an internship, or participation in family events such as weddings and graduations.
- Missing or Rescheduling ONE exam only per semester Requests by a student to miss or reschedule only one exam during a semester must be made to the appropriate department chairperson. When the chair agrees that the reason for missing is justifiable, the student is responsible for working with the faculty member to complete the work for that course.
- Missing or Rescheduling MULTIPLE exams in one semester Requests by a student to miss or reschedule more than one exam during any given semester must be made to the Associate Provost for Assessment and Academic Operations. Because of the burden on faculty to revise or recreate and administer additional exams, such absences are not commonly awarded. If approved, the Associate Provost will notify instructors that appropriate verification has been received. Students should, as soon as they are able, contact individual instructors to discuss completion of course work.
Students who misrepresent their requests to adjust exams will be charged with violating Elon’s Honor Code.