As mentioned in the syllabus, “Students with a course average of 80.00 or higher on Day 23 may request via email to be exempt from the final paper on that day. Exemptions are not automatic and must be requested by Day 23 at 8:00pm.”

Unless you can travel in time, Day 23 has not arrived for anyone in any of my courses. Therefore, I should not have received any exemption requests yet. When that day arrives (November 21, for Fall 2023 students), THEN it’s time to check Blackboard for your weighted average and send the request email if appropriate. Please remember the 8:00pm deadline. There is effectively a 20 hour window in which you can send your request (12:01am 11/21 to 7:59pm 11/21).