diff --git a/src/com/dogonfire/exams/ExamManager.java b/src/com/dogonfire/exams/ExamManager.java
index ec1ec46..20b603a 100644
--- a/src/com/dogonfire/exams/ExamManager.java
+++ b/src/com/dogonfire/exams/ExamManager.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.SignChangeEvent;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredServiceProvider;
+import org.bukkit.advancement.Advancement;
+import org.bukkit.advancement.AdvancementProgress;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
 
 import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
 
@@ -417,6 +421,21 @@ public void calculateExamResult(String playerName)
 
 			plugin.sendMessage(playerName, ChatColor.GREEN + "Congratulations, you passed the exam!");
 			plugin.sendToAll(ChatColor.GREEN + playerName + " just PASSED the " + ChatColor.YELLOW + plugin.getStudentManager().getExamForStudent(playerName) + ChatColor.GREEN + " exam!");
+			
+			// giving player an advancement for passing an exam if set to true
+			if (plugin.grantAdvancement) {
+				Advancement a = Bukkit.getAdvancement(NamespacedKey.fromString(plugin.examAdvacementName));
+				if(a != null){
+					Player player = Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(playerName);
+					AdvancementProgress progress = player.getAdvancementProgress(a);
+					if(progress.isDone() == false) {
+						player.getAdvancementProgress(a).awardCriteria("Student");
+		        	}
+		        }else{
+		        	plugin.logDebug("Failed to find Advancement");
+		        }
+			}
+			
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/com/dogonfire/exams/Exams.java b/src/com/dogonfire/exams/Exams.java
index 61b0e1c..0877e6e 100644
--- a/src/com/dogonfire/exams/Exams.java
+++ b/src/com/dogonfire/exams/Exams.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ public class Exams extends JavaPlugin
 
 	public boolean				debug				= false;
 	public boolean				examPricesEnabled	= true;
+	public boolean				grantAdvancement	= false;
 
 	public String				serverName			= "Your Server";
 	public String				languageFilename	= "english.yml";
+	public String				examAdvacementName	= "doggycraft:doggycraft/student";
 
 	public int					minExamTime			= 60;
 	public int 					autoCleanTime		= 8*60;
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ public void loadSettings()
 		serverName = config.getString("ServerName", "Your Server");
 		minExamTime = config.getInt("MinExamTime", 60);
 		requiredExamScore = config.getInt("RequiredExamScore", 80);
+		examAdvacementName = config.getString("AdvancementName", "doggycraft:doggycraft/student");
+		grantAdvancement = config.getBoolean("GrantAdvancement", false);
 		debug = config.getBoolean("Debug", false);
 	}
 
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ public void saveSettings()
 		config.set("ServerName", serverName);
 		config.set("MinExamTime", minExamTime);
 		config.set("RequiredExamScore", requiredExamScore);
+		config.set("AdvancementName", examAdvacementName);
+		config.set("GrantAdvancement", grantAdvancement);
 		config.set("Debug", debug);
 
 		saveConfig();