Senior/AP Exemption

Advanced Placement Final Examination Exemption

A student in any Advanced Placement course may be exempted from taking the final exam and will receive an “X” for the final exam grade as long as the student has taken the Advanced Placement exam and achieved a minimum overall average in the course of at least a “B-” at the time of the final exam. Students in semesterized AP courses who opt out of a fall semester final examination but fail to sit for the May AP examination must take the final examination or receive an E for their final examination grade.    

Senior Final Examination Exemption

A senior may be exempted from taking the final exam in a course, and will receive an “X” for the final exam grade as long as the student has achieved a minimum overall average of at least an “A-” in the course at the time of the final exam and has not received any marking period grade or mid-term grade below a “B-”.