If you’ve been granted a Deferred Standing for a missed final exam, you’ll normally be expected to apply to write the SD exam during the official deferred exam period unless otherwise indicated by your instructor, your home advising office or the Department offering the course. While some instructors may be able to offer you an earlier opportunity to take a deferred exam, they are under no obligation to do so.
Please immediately contact your instructor, your home advising office or the Department offering the course, to find out if an earlier exam sitting will be offered and how to register for it or if you should apply to write the exam through Enrolment Services.
Note that some departments set alternate exam dates that differ from the official deferred exam. Review the list of courses found below and follow up accordingly. Unless otherwise specified, these exceptions are not handled by Enrolment Services.
Exceptions
BIOL 200 SD exams
must be written with the final exam of a subsequent offering of the course. For more information about the date and location of these exams, please contact the BIOL 200 coordinator at biol200@zoology.ubc.ca
CHEM 120, 121, 123, 130, & 233 SD exams
must be written during the next formal academic exam period. Students will need to write their exam with the next course offering’s class. If you have additional questions about these courses, please submit an online request to the Chemistry Department. All other Chemistry exams need to be written during the SD/S exam period by submitting an application. Do not contact the course instructor. For detailed information about the regular exam schedule, please see UBC Exam Schedule.
Commerce SD exams
Students with deferred standing in COMM 298, COMM 393, COMR 473 must write the final exam with the next offering of the course. If you have additional questions about these exams, please contact the Undergraduate Office (UGO).
CPSC 110 SD exams
Deferred exams must be written with the challenge exam or final exam of a subsequent offering of the course. For more information about the date and location of these exams, please contact the Computer Science Department.
CPSC 100, 103, 121, 210, 221, 213, 304, 320, 322, 340 & 410 SD exams
Deferred exams must be written with the final exam of a subsequent offering of the course. For more information about the date and location of these exams, please contact your course coordinator. If your course does not have a coordinator, please contact your instructor.
Law Distance Learning Courses (Sections 99A, 99C, & 98A) SD/S exams
LAW Distance Learning Courses (Sections 99A, 99C, & 98A) SD/S exams will be scheduled by the Allard Online Learning Program. Please email distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca to confirm the date of your exam. For all other law exams, students will be advised by the Director, Academic Services, Allard School of Law, about the date of their SD exams. Do not apply through the SSC to write your Law SD exams.
Math SD exams
For all Math SD/S exams, please email the Math department administrator directly for your next steps. Do not contact your instructor.
STAT 200, 251, & 302 SD exams
must be written during the next formal academic exam period. Students will need to write their exam with the next course offering’s class. Please contact Andrea Sollberger for more information.
STAT 300, 305, & 306 SD exams
Students from Winter Term 1 are expected to write with the April Final Exams. Please contact Andrea Sollberger for more information.
