Maybe you faked a stomach ache or claimed the dog really did eat your homework.
But more often than not, you had no choice but to buckle down and get the work done.
Coming from a professor, the option might seem unusual.
But for one student, it was the perfect opportunity to show off her moves instead.
The confident student delivered an energetic performance, complete with bold dance moves and even acrobatics.
When she finished, she looked to the professor, waiting for a reaction.
With just a small nod, Pittman moved on and addressed the rest of the class.
Option two is a 15,000-word paper on the implications of AI in biomedical engineering, he explained.
Whos going with option two?
Pittman has made a name for himself as an out-of-the-box professor.
He previously went viral forbelting out emo songs to wake up snoozing students.
Inanother video shared by Greene, students were challenged to guess the lyrics of a Zach Bryan song.
As Greene put it in the caption, College is so unserious sometimesand honestly, we have to agree.