As an act of generosity characteristic of the Dutch, you will be given the higher of the two grades. The grading scale for the course is determined the day after the final exam. No letter grades on any tests will be assigned prior to that day. You should schedule these dates on your calendar now. There will be no lecture on test days.
Acceptable excuses are rare.
To take a makeup test, see the Head T.A. or myself for an excuse form which is the ticket to the makeup test and which must be issued before November 21st. Because of the size of the class, excuses from the final will be equally rare. Because of the Honor System at Mr. Jefferson's University, I assume students in Econ 201 will be truthful in their dealings with me and their teaching assistants and will not cheat on their tests and exams. In the unlikely event that one of you observes an incidence of cheating, I assume you will contact an Honor Advisor. The Honor System is one of the University's most valuable assets, making it distinct from most other colleges and universities.