Early Final Exam Policy

When students must travel an extraordinary distance to get home, our final exam schedule sometimes forces them to pay a great deal more for their ticket than if they had been able to fly just a few days earlier. In order to be sensitive to the needs of students who have come to BBC from a great distance, we will allow early final examinations under certain circumstances.

In order to take a final examination early, a student must petition the Academic Dean at least three weeks before his final examination. This petition would normally require that the student can demonstrate that

1. The student is, in fact, going home.
2. The student lives far enough away that air travel is required.
   1. The student’s home is overseas
   2. The student’s home is more than 13 hours (driving) from BBC
3. The student will save substantially on an air ticket by leaving early.

After permission is granted,

1. The Academic Office will notify the student and faculty member that permission has been granted to take an early examination.
2. The instructor may choose to alter the format and content of the early exam in order to keep the later exam secure.
3. The student must take the early exam within five days of the scheduled examination.
4. The student must show a copy of his ticket or itinerary at the time of the early examination.
5. The student must pay $10 to the academic office for the privilege of an early examination.