Along with the new spring semester comes the inevitable stress of finals, but students will be thrilled to learn that you might not even have to take them. The semester exam exemptions were released, and if you happen to meet all the requirements, say goodbye to cramming in study time:

• Students requesting exemptions must submit a completed form by 5-10-24
• Students will be responsible for keeping the exemption form and will present the form to their teacher on the day of the exam. The teacher will sign the exemption form a second time when the exam exemption is used.
• Students with disciplinary placements of ISS, OSS, DAEP during the spring of 2024 cannot be exempt from semester exams.
• Any student that qualifies for an exam exemption may choose to take the exam. “Hold Harmless” will be used when calculating the student’s grade.
• The RFISD exemption policy for dual credit courses pertains only to RFISD curriculum.
• Students are exempt from the exam only, not from attendance on the day of the exam.
• Exempt status without attendance risks a grade of zero for the exam.

Okay, so you meet all the requirements, cool. Well, don’t get too excited, because there’s more.

How many classes can you exempt?

• Freshman – Up to 2 exams
• Sophomore – Up to 4 exams
• Junior – Up to 6 exams
• Senior – Up to 8 exams

There are rules for attendance, too.

• If your grade average is a 90% or better, you can have 3 absences or fewer in order to be exempt.
• If your grade average is an 85-89%, you can have 2 absences or fewer in order to be exempt.
• If your grade average is an 80-84%, you can only have 1 absence or fewer in order to be exempt.