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Faculty of Science
Examinations and Standings |
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Final Examinations |
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- The Faculty constitutes the examining body for all examinations. All examination results are considered by the Examinations and Standings Committee. After the results have been considered they will be posted along with Academic Standings by the Registrar on Quest. Appeals against faculty decisions made under these regulations should be made in writing to the Registrar's Office within one month of the official posting of marks.
- Final examinations are held in December, April, or August. The time normally allowed for each examination is 2 1/2 hours.
- To pass a course, a student must normally obtain a minimum of 50% in the combined term work and examination marks. However, final grades in some courses may be determined on the basis of other criteria, including attaining a minimal grade on a final examination (if one is required), to pass a course. Course instructors are responsible for indicating clearly the grading practices in their courses, and students have a responsibility to understand the criteria used in determining final grades for a course.
- Failure to write an examination is considered a failure to pass. A student who defaults a final examination, except for a properly certified reason, shall have no make-up examination privileges and must repeat the work in class. If a student fails to write for health reasons, a Doctor's certificate, covering the precise period of absence, must be filed in the Science Undergraduate Office within one week after the examination should have been written.
- In cases where a course (failed or passed) is repeated, both marks will be used in calculating the student's cumulative averages. If a passing grade is achieved more than once in the same course, it will still only count as one course passed towards the total necessary for graduation. Students in good standing will not normally repeat courses they have passed.
- Normally, no course or its equivalent may be repeated more than once.
- All examinations which receive a failing grade are automatically re-read.
- Make-up examination privileges may be granted to students in good standing where failure to pass is attributable to extraordinary circumstances, especially medical or health-related problems. The student must have satisfied all term-work requirements in the course and must have the permission of the instructor and the Associate Dean of Science.
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