Student Health Services
Policy on Student Absenteeism in the Event of Illness of Accident

If illness or injury requires more than three consecutive days of hospital or home care, Student Health Services needs to be informed (315) 445-4440. If the student has been treated by a doctor off-campus, some documentation from that office will be expected. Student Health Services will then notify the registrar who will inform the student's instructors, advisor, and the associated academic dean. It is the student's responsibility to contact his or her instructors, as soon as able to explain the absence and make arrangements for the completion of missed work or tests.

If emergency referrals for off-campus treatments or appointments for required physical examinations result in class absences, Student Health Services will issue the student written verification to present to instructors.

If infectious mononucleosis is diagnosed, the student will be issued verification and explanation of illness progression to discuss with involved instructors, advisor, and the associate academic dean.

In the case of all other short-term health problems, including those treated by Student Health Services, it remains the student's responsibility to contact his or her instructors to explain the absence and make arrangements for the completion of missed work or tests.

Faculty members may contact the Student Health Service for verification that a student was seen at the Student Health Service on a particular day and with a student's written consent, this information will be discussed.

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