PHYS 2211/2212 Lab Exemptions
Lab exemption for either PHYS 2211 or 2212 is subject to the following restrictions:
- You must have previously taken the course in question,
completed the lab portion, and earned a grade of D or better
in the course. Students who have failed the course are
not eligible for lab exemption.
- Lab exemption is not available for
Matter & Interactions
sections
2211 M or N and 2212 N(HP), P or Q.
- You must request a lab exemption permit before the end
of business on Wednesday, August 20. Requests
should be made via email only to
permits@physics.gatech.edu.
- When making your request, please include the following information:
- Your student number
- Course and section for which the request is being made
- Prior term in which the course was taken
- Prior grade in the course
If your request is approved, you will be notified via email.
Upon receiving such confirmation, please be aware of the following:
-
A permit is just what it sounds like: permission to register for the
exempt lab sections. Simply having a permit
does not mean that you have been excused from attending lab.
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To complete the process, you must register for the special
X0
lab section which
has been reserved for lab exempt students in your lecture section. These are labs AX0 and BX0 for PHYS
2211. For PHYS 2212 they are GX0, HX0, and JX0.
At the same time, you should drop the regular lab section (e.g. A01 or G01). Do not drop the lecture
section—just the regular lab!
- If the special
X0
lab section which has been reserved for lab exempt students
in your lecture section conflicts with another of your classes, find a regular lab section associated
with your lecture whose recitation period (the 50 minute period) fits your schedule, and request
permission to attend that recitation instead of the X0
section in which you will remain
officially enrolled. Requests should be made via email only to
permits@physics.gatech.edu.
- When making your request, please include the following information:
- Your student number
- Course and lecture section in which you are enrolled
- Recitation section you wish to attend
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After dropping the regular lab and registering for the
X0
lab section, you will be officially
exempt from any lab activities; your lab score from the previous time you took the class will
automatically be carried forward and applied to this term.
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Note that lab exemption does not provide recitation exemption.
There is no exemption from recitation!