(Does not exempt students from attending class and/or taking final exams)

Senior Privilege affords seniors a one-time opportunity to take an additional final exam to make up a failing grade in a course required for graduation. The following criteria apply:

1. Senior Privilege may be invoked only once during an undergraduate career;
   
2. The failing grade must have been incurred during the period in which a student is classified as a senior, and the failing grade must hot have been assigned as the result of any academic dishonesty;
   
3. The student must have been in college during the term in which the course was taken (i.e. not on Co-op);
   
4. The make-up exam used for Senior Privilege must be taken during the second day of exam week in the student’s final term;
   
5. The grade for the exam must be reported to the Student Administrative Services Center by the fourth day of the exam period;
   
6. The student’s permanent record will record the fact that the student took the course two different times; the grade earned in each will appear on the record and both grades will be included in the GPA calculation.

Interpretation: Students are required to adhere to class attendance requirements for all other courses as specified by university policy. Senior Privilege does not exempt students from attending class and/or taking final exams in courses for which they are enrolled during the last term of their senior year.

If the student meets the requirements indicated above, the following procedure should be followed:

1. The student obtains a Senior Privilege application form from the Student Administrative Services (SRC) Center and fills in the required information;
   
2. The student has the appropriate SRC staff member verify his/her eligibility and sign the approval line;
   
3. The student takes the completed form to the Office of the Comptroller where he/she will pay the required special examination fee; the Comptroller's office must stamp the form to verify payment;
   
4. The student schedules an appointment with the instructor to establish the time for the exam;
   
5. After the exam is administered, the student will submit the Senior Privilege form to the instructor so that the instructor may record the grade received and sign the form to indicate that the student completed the exam. The instructor shall make certain that the academic unit’s seal, or the Dean or Director’s signature, appears on the form.
   
6. By the fourth day of exam week, the instructor submits the form to SRC for recording the grade.