Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Disability Services

Exam Variance Request Form

Note

Students taking rescheduled examinations should be advised that all possible steps are taken by the Student Services Office to preserve anonymity for grading purposes.

Variance request forms must be received at least 5 business days before the exam to allow for adequate staffing.

Exam Variance Request Form 3.0
Please input the course code. This will auto-populate the Course Title and Instructor fields. Please review the Course Title and Instructor fields for accuracy to ensure the correct course code was input. Full course codes may be found in the title of the course on Canvas. Alternatively, you can find the information on the Agresso Course Information Page. When using the information from Agresso, course codes are formatted from Crse#_TERMSect#.
Assessment type*
Is this a recurring quiz?*
For self-scheduled assessments (e.g., a quiz that is open for one week), please input the day the assessment opens. If the open date has already passed, please use the date you intend to take the assessment.
Ex. “Week 3 Quiz” or “IRAC Test Questions”
Will the assessment be administered on campus?*
What time is your class scheduled to take this quiz/exam? [NOTE: if you need to return to class after your quiz/exam by a specific time, please calculate the time you will need to start your quiz/exam before class and input that time here.]
Is this quiz/exam scheduled during prep week or capstone?

Recurring quiz information

For self-scheduled assessments (e.g., a quiz that is open for one week), please input the day the assessment opens. If the open date has already passed, please use the date you intend to take the assessment.
Ex. “Week 3 Quiz” or “IRAC Test Questions”
Will the assessment be administered on campus?*
What time is your class scheduled to take this quiz/exam? [NOTE: if you need to return to class after your quiz/exam by a specific time, please calculate the time you will need to start your quiz/exam before class and input that time here.]
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The Dean of Students will reschedule exams only under extraordinary circumstances. Examples of such circumstances may include:
  1. The student’s illness or injury, or an illness, injury, or death in the student’s immediate family, which prevents the student from taking an exam.
  2. The time of an exam conflicts with the student’s religious belief or practice.
  3. A student has two scheduled final exams that are scheduled to begin within 23 hours of each other (e.g., a 6:00 p.m. scheduled final exam on a Monday followed by a 5:00 p.m. scheduled final exam the next day would be a conflict; however, a 6:00 p.m. scheduled final exam on a Monday followed by a 6:00 p.m. scheduled final exam the next day would NOT be a conflict). Note: This 23-hour rule applies only to scheduled final exams, not to self-scheduled or take-home final exams, and not to any in-session exams.
  4. A student has three scheduled final exams scheduled within a period of 3 calendar days, in which case a student may reschedule one scheduled final exam. Note: This 3-day rule applies only to scheduled final exams, not to self-scheduled or take-home final exams, and not to any in-session exams.
  5. Unanticipated event that conflicts with an exam; such event must be one that requires the student to attend (note: this exception is rare; events such as travel/vacation plans, weddings, employment obligations, etc., do not qualify).
Exam rescheduling is coordinated in Student Services, Room 119.

Specific make-up dates for final exam conflicts are scheduled at set times during the final examination period. Students must take rescheduled final examinations on the next available makeup date that does not cause a new conflict in the student’s final exam schedule. No make-up exam will be rescheduled more than two weeks after the end of the regular final exam period. Students who are unable to complete any exam within this time frame will be withdrawn from the course(s) unless the Dean of Students grants an exception for extraordinary circumstances.

MHSL Academic rule 1.04 D. 1
Email documentation evidencing the circumstances to the Dean of Students [email protected].
Email documentation evidencing your religious affinity to the Dean of Students [email protected]
List your ENTIRE exam schedule here.