Exam Exemptions

Exam Exemption Policy for 2025-2026 School Year

Attendance Exam Exemption:
Each semester, a student may exempt one (1) final exam provided the student has seven (7) or less attendance occurrences that semester and has a grade of 70 or above in the class he/she wants to exempt. Attendance occurrences include full day absences, check ins or check outs, and tardy to school.

Academic Final Exam Exemption:
Each semester, as a reward for academic excellence, a student may choose to exempt up to three (3) final exams (if the student is enrolled in seven (7) classes at the home school) or two (2) final exams (if the student is enrolled in six (6) or fewer classes at the home school) provided the student has a grade of 95 or higher in the selected course(s). 

Senior Final Exam Exemption:
A high school senior who will be graduating at the end of the second semester may exempt the final exam in any course(s) provided the senior has a grade of 80 or higher in that course and provided the student has seven (7) or less attendance occurrences.

Note: For All Final Exam Exemptions
If a student qualifies for both attendance and academic final exam exemptions, the student must choose only one type of exemption (academic or attendance). A student may not combine the two types of exemptions. 

A student may not exempt the first or second semester final exams for courses with an End of Course Milestones assessment, AP courses, and IB courses. Final Exams in Dual Enrollment Courses are under the jurisdiction of the post-secondary institution. Fayette County final exam exemption procedures do not apply to dual enrollment courses.