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Writing a replacement exam

This page explains what happens after you request an MED notation.

Be sure to review all the university regulations concerning MED notations and supplemental examinations in the undergraduate calendar.

Was your request approved?

We consider requests to defer exams under the following conditions:

We begin processing requests for “MED” notations as soon as the official examination period is over and your final grade has been recorded. You will receive an email informing you of the decision to your MED request. Please ensure your email address on file is up to date.

If your request is approved, information about which exam period you will write your replacement exam will be included in the email.

Please follow up if you don’t hear from us within a month of submitting your request. Call us at 848-2424, ext. 2608, 2609 or 2676.

Be sure to review all the university regulations concerning replacement examinations in the undergraduate calendar.

When you write your replacement exam depends on:

  • The date of the original examination
  • The next session when the course is offered
  • Your graduation status

You will be notified by email of the acceptance of your MED request and the exam session in which you will be writing your replacement exam. Please ensure your email address on file is up to date.

Details of your exam date, time and location will be listed in your Student Exam Schedule once the exam schedule is available for the term in which you are writing. To view your schedule, log in to the Student Hub with your netname and go to My CU Account > Academic > View exam schedule.

Consult the regulations for your faculty

If you missed your exam in December

Course offered in January Course not offered in January
Write with April finals Write in February (mid-term break)

Potential graduates for June would write during the replacement period in February (mid-term break).

If you missed your exam in April

Course offered in FIRST summer session Course offered in SECOND summer session Course NOT OFFERED in either summer session
Write with June finals Write with August finals Write in replacement period after August finals

If you missed your exam in June

For a 3-credit course For a 3-credit course For a 6-credit course
Course offered in September

Write with December finals
Course not offered in September

Write in October replacement period
Write in October replacement period

If you missed your exam in August

Course offered September Course not offered in September
Write with December finals Write  in October replacement period

Potential graduates for November would write during the replacement period in October.

Deferred exams are only written at the end of the session when the course is offered.

If you are a potential graduate and the course for your deferred exam is not offered in the term immediately prior to your graduation, a “special exam” will be provided for you and scheduled during the regular final exam period.

Deferred exams are only written at the end of the session when the course is offered.

If you are a potential graduate and the course for your deferred exam is not offered in the term immediately prior to your graduation, a “special exam” will be provided for you and scheduled during the regular final exam period.

Your exam will be evaluated and a grade submitted to the Office of the Registrar. The new grade submitted for you will replace the MED notation on your record.

A replacement examination counts for the same weight in the course evaluation scheme and covers the same course material as the original examination.

If you fail a course after writing a replacement examination you may have one opportunity to write a supplemental examination during the next scheduled supplemental examination period. To have this privilege you must meet all the criteria for writing a supplemental exam and receive an original grade other than FNS.

It depends on the situation. If you choose not to write the replacement exam, your “MED” notation will stay on your record and the course will not be calculated in your grade point average. You also forfeit the chance to write the missed exam. You must repeat the course if it is a requirement of your degree.

If you were prevented from writing the replacement exam due to extraordinary circumstances, you may apply to the University Examinations Committee. You would be required to provide documentary evidence in support of your request and submit a second “Request for a “MED” notation” application form along with the fee. Please refer to the deadlines to apply for a MED notation.

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