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Term Tests

No term test, or combination of term tests in an individual course, held in the last two weeks of classes at the end of term, may have a total weight greater than 25% of the final mark.

All term tests must be held before the last day of classes, and no term test may be scheduled during study break or the December examination period (with the exception of term tests for Y courses with more than one lecture section, or with special permission of the chair of the department).

Students who miss a term test will be assigned a mark of zero for that test unless they satisfy the following conditions:

Students who miss a term test for reasons entirely beyond their control may, within one week of the missed test, submit to the instructor a written request for special consideration explaining the reason for missing the test, and attaching appropriate documentation, such as a medical certificate.
If a written request with documentation cannot be submitted within one week, the instructor may consider a request to extend the time limit.
A student whose explanation is accepted by the instructor will be entitled to one of the following considerations:
1. In courses where there is no other term work as part of the evaluation scheme, a makeup test must be given.
2. In other courses, the instructor may either give a makeup test OR increase the weighting of other graded work by the amount of the missed test. In no case may the weighting of the final examination in a 100-level course be increased beyond two-thirds of the total course mark.
If the student is granted permission to take a makeup test and misses it, then he or she is assigned a mark of zero for the test unless the instructor is satisfied that missing the makeup test was unavoidable. No student is automatically entitled to a second makeup test.
A student who misses a term test cannot subsequently petition for late withdrawal from the course without academic penalty on the grounds that he or she has had no term work returned before the drop date.

NOTE: Marks in term work and term tests are not petitionable through the Office of the Registrar. These are dealt with by the relevant instructor and department.

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