We understand that you may need to miss seminary occasionally for illness, school excused extra-curricular activities, and similar reasons. If you stay at 75% attendance or above, you will receive seminary credit. If you fall below the 75% attendance requirement, you can do make-up work.
What if you don't receive credit? That's okay. Some students work towards earning credit to graduate from seminary, and that is great. But the most important part of seminary is learning about Jesus Christ. Your effort matters more than credit. Every time you come to class and study the scriptures, you're doing something meaningful.
MAKEUP WORK POLICY
When makeup assignments are required, they should be given to bless and not punish the student. Specific assignments are determined by the teacher and should generally be related to the work missed. The assignments should be meaningful, reasonable, and individually suited to the needs and abilities of the student. Please be aware of the following:
Attendance above the minimum requirement in one term may not be used as makeup work in another term.
Students not meeting the attendance requirement and not completing the makeup work should not be given credit for the course.
Teachers should take the initiative to work with students who have not yet received credit to assist them in completing the course.
Although institute classes can be taken for seminary credit for those who complete high school/secondary education early (see "Early High School/Secondary Education Completion"), institute classes are not to be used for seminary makeup work. Students should be encouraged to complete all four courses of study and receive a graduation diploma.
Students are permitted to do makeup work during the years they are enrolled in high school/secondary education and up to one-year after completing their high school/secondary education. Students who begin their mission service during this one year extension period are allowed one year following their mission to complete the makeup work.
Last updated: November 18, 2013
Click on the pacing guide link above. Select the appropriate lessons you have missed and study them. The guidelines are on the pacing guide.
Pacing guides can help identify lessons students may need from previous years. A collection of pacing guides from 2023 - 2026 can be found by clicking the link above. If students click on the relevant lesson, it will take them to the makeup work needed. Please note, when completing makeup work for past years, they may choose any lessons from that year.
REQUIRED READING MAKEUP
Students must complete each term's required reading to receive credit. The required reading for each course is outlined below.
LEARNING ASSESSMENT MAKEUP
Seminary students need to participate in at least one Assess Your Learning lesson during each seminary term to receive credit for seminary graduation. Teachers can download PDF copies of the assessments they missed below.
mySeminary is an online tool and mobile app used for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Seminary program to help parents register their students, and for students and parents to track attendance, reading progress, and graduation status. It allows parents to manage registration and absences, while students can view their progress, set personal goals, and see daily reading assignments.
The video below explains how parents can register their children for seminary, track their attendance, their reading and make up work.