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:
  1. Your student number
  2. Course and section for which the request is being made
  3. Prior term in which the course was taken
  4. 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.
• 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:
  1. Your student number
  2. Course and lecture section in which you are enrolled
  3. Recitation section you wish to attend
• 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.
• Note that lab exemption does not provide recitation exemption. There is no exemption from recitation!