Medical excuses will be based on self-reporting by students. Students who feel they are too sick to take an examination or attend a required educational activity must fill out the Medical Excuse Form on the University Portal. This form will be sent automatically to the Department’s Administrative team, University Health Services, Dean of Students Office, and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. The Department’s administrative team will inform the course director. The Medical Excuse Form states that the student does not feel well enough that day to take an examination or participate in another required educational activity.
Successful submission of the Medical Excuse form will automatically list the student for the scheduled completion examination. All examinations during the following three days after successful submission of the Medical Excuse form will be covered. If illness persists for more than three days, students are not advised to fill out a second Medical Excuse Form. Students are directed to contact or visit University Health Services.
Students are only allowed two such excuses in an academic year. The third excuse results in the case being reviewed by the Dean of Students (DOS), the SGS Dean’s Council and the Director of the University Health Services (UHS).
Students who fail to appear for an examination without submitting and receiving approval for an official Medical Excuse will receive a grade of zero (“0”) for the examination. If a student does not take an examination as scheduled and has already used his/her Medical Excuse in the prior 12-month period, then the student will receive a “0” grade for the examination. Students should use their Medical Excuse wisely as no additional excused absences for examinations will be allowed.