Excuse Policy (taken from the 2007-2008 Sewanee Catalog and Policies)
"(4) Medical excuses are written at the University Health Service (UHS) ONLY when a student is too sick to attend a class in which: (a) a cut warning has been issued, (b) an examination or lab is involved or a paper due, and (c) during no-cut days (including during the fraternity and sorority house visit rush period) as determined by the Office of the Dean of Students. Students must be seen at the University Health Service on the day that the excuse is required (unless circumstances at the health service do not permit a student to be seen that day) and is issued an excuse only if there is reasonable belief by health service personnel that a genuine medical condition exists that would or should prohibit class attendance. Occasionally, the Health Service is unable to see a student needing an excuse or the student’s illness has resolved itself by the time he or she comes to the health service. In these circumstances, an instructor who has an existing relationship with the student is perhaps in a better position to judge whether an accommodation should be made for a student claiming an illness, which a health care provider cannot confirm. In all circumstances, instructors may excuse students whom they believe present a medical condition necessitating an excuse from a class and/or class assignment. If the Health Service is involved, the excuse must be taken to the Office of the Dean of Students by the student within 24 hours of the absence from class. The student is also under an absolute obligation to inform his/her instructor about the illness prior to the missed class. The Office of the Dean of Students does not feel any obligation to honor excuses from exams that are not accompanied by the appropriate communication with the teacher giving the exam."
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