It is the student's responsibility to document the approved situation. Merely a note indicating that you visited the doctor's office or had a prescription filled the day of the exam does not constitute sufficient documentation. Understand that if the documentation is inadequate, even if the instructor had indicated initial approval to weight the final, a score of 0 will be used for that exam without weighting applied. A student is allowed to utilize weighting a maximum of only one approved time during the semester. If any additional approved situations arise, the student will not be eligible for weighting and will receive a 0 on the missed exam.
Homework is an integral part of any accounting course.
You will often be called on to work homework problems prior to classroom coverage of the topic. This forces you to consider the topics on your own, thus increasing your depth of understanding of the topic, making the lecture more meaningful and helping you to 'learn to learn'. Because of this role of homework in your early learning process, it would be unrealistic for you or for me to expect you to get each and every homework solution correct the first time. Instead, homework should help you better identify areas where you need additional assistance. You do not have to get homework right to receive credit.