- Have no more than four (4) absences in the first semester and no more than four (4) absences in the second semester in the course for which they are seeking an exemption
- Have not received detention for tardies in either the first or second semester.
- Have not been placed in the in-school suspension program, alternative education classes or suspended out of school in either the first or second semester.
- Have maintained a conduct grade of E, S, or N during both the first and second semesters in the course for which they are seeking an exemption.
Note: Students in special education whose ARD committee has determined that State or Locally Developed Alternative Assessment is a better measure of academic progress than TAKS will use the SDAA or LDAA passing score to earn final exam exemptions.