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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Any news about the reputed bomb explosion in the UCB CS Dept?
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Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 13:06:32 EDT
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[Chris, I tried to reply to your private mail about this earlier, but
couldn't seem to get it to you.]

> You can always challange a class by taking the final exam...

Only if your university is willing to give full course credit on the
basis of a final exam alone.  Many (most?) aren't.  You really have to do
the assignments, write the quizzes, possibly participate in seminars and
discussions, and *then* write the final.  No shortcuts allowed.  Oh, it's
often possible to bypass the rigmarole if there is a really good reason,
but "I know that stuff and don't want to bother taking the course" is not
good enough to justify this special-case procedure.

Incidentally, a substantial number of the more senior courses do not have
final exams at all.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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