- Students are discouraged from taking an assessment/examination or mandatory activities if they are unwell.
- Students are entitled to one (1) self-reported medical excuse (ME) per 12 months.
- Students can self-report using the University Portal to submit an ME. This ME must be submitted before the scheduled examination or mandatory activity time ends.
- A student cannot submit an ME after officially starting the assessment/examination unless there are extenuating circumstances.
- The approval will be sent automatically to the course director(s), University Health Services (UHS), Office of Student Affairs, and Dean of the SVM.
- The ME covers all assessments/examinations and mandatory activities within seven (7) days from the date of submission.
- If illness persists for more than seven (7) days, the students are directed to visit UHS and submit the extension to the SVM Office of Student Affairs.
- If a student becomes able to take some or all of the assessments/examinations/participate in mandatory activities during the timeframe covered by the ME and chooses to resume assessments/examinations/mandatory activities, they should proceed with all remaining assessments/examinations/mandatory activities from that moment onwards. Students who do not abide by this rule are reported to the FPP.
- If a student needs to make a second medical excuse request within a 12-month period, they must contact the UHS before or on the same day they need the excuse. The request will only be granted if it is a valid medical excuse. In case the UHS determines that the excuse is valid, it will be considered an exception. This second ME may result in a Mandatory Medical Leave of Absence (MMLOA).
- The students must contact their course director(s) to coordinate the remediation of missed assessments/examinations on the same day they submit the excuse.
- An "Incomplete" score is given for the assessment/examination.
- Students must take the completion examination within seven (7) days of the original date of the assessment/examination.