This is an easy one for me--I do not let students make up exams ever, for any reason.  This policy is in my syllabus and I discuss it the first day of class.  But even my colleagues who permit make up exams for some reasons do not permit make up exams of the final.  More to your point, no one I know would let a student make up a final which the student missed merely because of "writing it down wrong," oversleeping, or other types of student irresponsibility.  Just say no!
Laura Ginger


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From:   Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk on behalf of Susan Rogers
Sent:   Thu 5/12/2005 9:43 AM
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Subject:        students missing finals

I seem to have an epidemic this year of students missing the final, and
wanting to make it up.  In all but one case, the only excuse is: I wrote
it down wrong.

This means they didn't read the syllabus very carefully, missed several
in-class announcements, didn't double check the official schedule etc.

I'm just wondering what others do in this situation.  One of my colleagues
said she refused to give the student a make-up, but that student was
flunking the class anyway.

I have to say, I'm getting a bit fed-up with their level of irresponsibility!