Examinations for Students in the Schulich School of Music
The following information pertains to examinations for students in the Schulich School of Music.
Deferrals
Deferrals
Deferred examinations are permitted in the case of illness or other exceptional circumstances.
- Music students requesting a deferred examination in academic courses for a final exam offered during the official final exam period must submit the Request for a Deferred Examination in Minerva.
- Students requesting a deferred examination in a practical music examination must email the practicalexams.music [at] mcgill.ca (Performance Department) directly to re-schedule the exam.
Supporting evidence such as an appropriate medical note is required. The supporting documents must be submitted to the Music Student Affairs Office no later than five business days from the date of the final exam. For all exam deferral requests except for practical music examination (practical exam with MUIN prefix), an L (deferred) will appear in place of a grade if the request is approved. The grade obtained in the deferred examination will replace the grade of L (deferred) on the official transcript.
Deferred examinations in academic courses without a final exam during the official exam period are given at the discretion of the instructor. A deferred examination in a Music practical examination will be held during the next examination period.
Deferred examinations in academic courses are normally held during the March Study Break for Fall term deferrals and in August for Winter Term deferrals. See the Exams website for more information. It is the student's responsibility to check the date, time, and place of the deferred examination.
A mark of L (deferred) not cleared by early May makes the student ineligible for in-course scholarships.
Students who are unable to write a deferred exam due to extenuating circumstance must contact the Music Student Affairs Office immediately to discuss the next steps. Deferred examinations cannot be written at a later date. Students who have failed to complete a deferred exam will have a final grade of J (absent), which will negatively impact TGPA/CGPA.
Supplemental Exams
Supplementals
Supplemental exams in Music courses may be given at the discretion of the instructor or the Department Chair. A student who receives a mark below 30% in a course is not permitted to take a supplemental examination but must repeat the course.
If an instructor or a Department Chair recommends a supplemental exam for Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) and Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) students, they are required to apply for a supplemental exam through Music鈥檚 Student Affairs Office. B.Mus. and L.Mus. students do not submit the request using Minerva鈥檚 supplemental examination request form. Final grade for a supplemental exam does not replace the original grade a student has received for the course.
Students are subject to a supplemental exam fee if the request is approved.
Reassessments and Rereads
Reassessments and Rereads
Students may request reassessments of term work or rereads of final exams. In either case, students should first consult the instructor for clarification on an assessment and to request a possible grade adjustment if deemed eligible. If a satisfactory conclusion cannot be reached, students may contact the Student Affairs Office (studentaffairs.music [at] mcgill.ca) in writing to apply for a reassessment. A formal re-evaluation will be conducted by a qualified and impartial evaluator.
- Grades may either be raised or lowered as a result of a reread/reassessment; the final course grade following a reread/reassessment takes precedence, whether it is higher or lower.
Students must submit a reread/reassessment request by the following deadlines:
- March 31 of the subsequent year for fall courses;
- July 31 of the same year for winter courses; or
- November 30 of the same year for summer courses.
No late applications for rereads/reassessments will be accepted.
