Absence Declarations
As a student, you may encounter situations such as significant illnesses, ongoing medical conditions, or other circumstances that prevent you from meeting academic obligations.
Instructors maintain the authority to make decisions on all requests for academic considerations due to absence. If you have questions about policy or procedure related to academic considerations, please contact your academic advisor after you have declared your absence.
Ensure that you have reviewed the course outline to determine any rules specific to your courses around the submission of absences - for example, some instructors may require you to email them, while others may not.
Note: Students who have been unable to engage with their courses for two weeks or longer, whether by illness or extenuating circumstances, should follow up with their individual instructors and their academic advisor to assess whether maintaining their current course load is still viable.
Authentication of documentation is part of the process. If evidence of misrepresentation or fraudulent or falsified documentation is found, it will be reported per Policy 71 (Student Discipline) to the Associate Dean of your Faculty or their designate. Documents will be sent to the Associate Dean for further investigation.
Types of absence declarations:
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Short-term absence (Quest) - two (2) days, no documentation, 1 per lecture period
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COVID-19 related absence (Quest) - up to ten (10) days, no documentation, 1 per term
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Religious or creed-related absence (Quest) - no documentation, during lecture period
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Verification of Illness (Absence database) - documentation required, will be reviewed prior to approval