Medical Academic Consideration

Academic consideration gives students consistent, fair, and academically appropriate consideration when unable to complete a course-related component due to extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances are personal circumstances beyond the student's control that have a substantial but temporary impact on the student's ability to meet essential academic requirements.

If you will miss a course-related component (e.g., laboratory/tutorial, performance, presentation) or a course-related assessment (e.g., term test, quiz, examination) due to extenuating circumstances, you may be eligible to request an Academic Consideration. Academic Consideration may take the form of completing the missed component at a later date or reweighting of the assessment, for example.

Students may request academic consideration for the following course-related components:

  • Class Attendance
  • Tutorial Attendance
  • Laboratory Attendance
  • Final Exam
  • Lab Exam
  • Midterm Test
  • Test
  • Presentation
  • Group Work
  • Performance
  • Essay/Assignment
  • Quiz

Student Absence Portal

If you will be temporarily absent due to extenuating circumstances and miss a course-related component or assessment, you must report your absence by using the Student Absence Portal. The Student Absence Portal creates an official record of your absence in support of a formal request for academic consideration and includes a self-attestation, information on the course(s) and course component(s) or assessment(s), and any supporting documentation (as relevant).

There are two ways you can request academic consideration:

  • Request with Formal Supporting Documentation
    • For a medical illness-related absence, submit a  (see FAQs for )
  • Undocumented Absence, limited to one per term per course (see FAQs for )