<p>do you get to reschedule it like you do in high school? I know people who skipped so they have more time to study in hs...</p>
<p>Depends on the teacher.</p>
<p>The syllabus should have appropriate steps to take in case of absence.</p>
<p>In most cases you just get a zero for the test.</p>
<p>The course syllabus will provide details, but it is not unusual for professors to adopt the following policy if you miss a midterm exam:</p>
<p>You will receive a zero for any exams you miss unless you have a well documented case of injury, sickness, medical condition, or other emergency that caused you to miss the exam. In this case, the grade on the final will count for a larger portion of your grade.</p>
<p>I do not know of any professors who allow for retakes of a final exam should you miss it unless you have a very good reason for doing so.</p>
<p>Even if you do have a teacher that is cool enough to let you reschedule it, which is rare, it would be a pain in the ass. Definitely not worth the hassle unless you’re actually sick or you have a family emergency or something. Best bet would be to go to a doctor and get a note. Even then quite a few professors won’t let you actually take the test, they will instead substitute a later test grade.</p>
<p>At my school it depends on what type of test it is. Like in one of my classes we have two tests a week that are on the computer, in the class room, its open for three days after that it is closed and you get a zero. </p>
<p>In that same class we also have paper tests, unless you talk to the teacher in advance and have a good reason for missing a test you get 20 points deducted everyday its late.</p>
<p>The week of August 10th I will be missing a minimum of 3 tests but I have already talked to my teachers and we have it worked out so that I can take the tests without the deductions.</p>
<p>My school requires a prof’s make-up policy to be addressed in the syllabus. Normally, exams can’t be made up unless you have a valid doctor’s excuse or other legit emergency (like a death in your immediate family). </p>
<p>Some profs, if they give multiple exams during the semester, will allow all students to drop their lowest exam score, so that’s about the only way it won’t hurt you, assuming your other scores are decent.</p>
<p>Your best bet is if you know you will have to miss a test, talk to the prof in advance and explain the situation and see if they will work something out with you, possibly allowing you to take the test ahead of the absence.</p>
<p>At my (very small) college most professors are happy to arrange for students to take an exam early or away from campus when they have a scheduling conflict. Most exams are open-book take-home exams anyway. Taking exams late is very rare though and reserved for unforeseen emergencies.</p>
<p>It depends on the professor. It also depends if you can exempt yourself from. Say you wound up in the hospital or something. </p>
<p>Other than that, if you’re really close to your professor (like a friend, participate in all class discussions), I wouldn’t be surprised if you could work something out to take a test if you missed it do to something that doesn’t exempt you.</p>
<p>Don’t count on it. Don’t plan on missing test. Don’t plan on being able to make them up. Don’t plan on making up homework either.</p>
<p>This is NOT high school, so don’t think you can skip, be late, miss work, and make it up with the snap of a finger.</p>
<p>Not only that, but professors have way to much to deal with without worrying about giving someone a make-up test because they skipped. Think of how many students a professor has in one class, and then how much they’ll have in a day. How about a week? Plus if it’s at a state or community level the professor might be teaching at multiple schools. They don’t have time to play these kind of games with make-up work.</p>
<p>Bottom line: Don’t miss a test.</p>
<p>Like October said: This isn’t high school. Don’t ever think the professors “owe” you anything. They’re not going to hold your hand, and they get paid whether or not you pass their class. Some of them could care less about their ratemyprofessor ratings. I had several professors over my freshman year who wouldn’t allow make-up tests for any reason unless it was cleared by the University (extreme illness, bereavement, etc.), and even then some of them were picky.</p>
<p>If you skip a test “just to have more time to study” and lie, and the professor eventually finds out, you’ll be in a whole mess of trouble. They give you more than enough time to prepare. Don’t turn your lack of planning into an even worse situation just because you couldn’t be bothered.</p>