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41 the exam a second time, the student will be allowed to re-take the full exam a third and final time but only after completing a minimum of two additional courses of academic work in the student's area of perceived weakness as determined by the Academic Dean and the division/department involved. Failure of Third (Final) Attempt: After completing the additional courses of academic work (as described above) the student may re-take the full exam a third and final time. Should a student fail the full exam for a third time, they will not be allowed to graduate. If a student registers for comprehensive exams and withdraws after the add/drop date (see the Adding/Dropping Courses policy) they will be subject to the comprehensive exam drop fee. Appeal of a Comprehensive Exam Grade Students who wish to contest a grade on a comprehensive exam (or the process used to arrive at that grade) must do so within one year of receipt of that grade. Because the setting and the grading of a comprehensive exam are conducted by the department concerned rather than a single faculty member, the student should write an appeal and submit it to the Academic Dean. The appeal will be given to a committee composed of a Faculty mediator (assigned by the Academic Dean) and a representative from Student Life, who will work towards mediation with the student. If the matter remains unresolved, the student may appeal directly to the Academic Dean. MDIV DOCTRINAL EXAMINATION PROCESS Students have up to three attempts to successfully complete the MDiv Doctrinal Examination Process, as described below. First Attempt: The first attempt consists of: a) Submission of a written doctrinal paper. The examination team may request revisions to the originally submitted paper (revision #1). b) A doctrinal oral examination. Students may not sit for an oral examination if they have not submitted a doctrinal paper by the submission deadline. c) If a student registers for the MDiv examination process and withdraws after the deadline to add a course (first Friday of the semester) or remains registered for the semester but does not submit a paper or sit for the oral examination, this counts as one attempt toward the allowance of three. Second Attempt: If a student fails the paper and/or the oral examination on the first attempt, the student may, in the same semester and under the supervision of the same examination team, make a second attempt a) If the paper was failed in the first attempt, this second attempt consists of one revised version of the paper (revision #2). b) If the oral examination was failed, this second attempt consists of another oral examination. c) If a student receives their first failure because of withdrawing from the process as mentioned above in the First Attempt, they must wait until the following semester for their second attempt. Third Attempt: If a student fails the paper and/or the oral exam on the second attempt, the examination team chair will make a recommendation to the Provost/Dean regarding whether or not the student should be required to undertake specific coursework or study as a condition for undertaking a third and final attempt. The Provost/Dean will make a determination regarding this, in consultation with the chair and the Doctrinal Examination Process Director, and will inform both the student and the Registrar's Office of this decision.