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University of Wyoming

MEDICAL EXCUSES

Provision of medical excuses from the Student Health Service is determined by Academic Policy, 6-713 Student Absence Policy.

Briefly, this UW Regulation sets forth two reasons for issuance of a medical excuse by the Student Health Service:

  1. Medical illness requiring treatment and recuperation in a hospital or at home
  2. Illness or injury requiring restricted activity (e.g., injury requiring casting so student can not participate in athletic activity).

    Medical excuses are NOT given for routine illnesses (e.g., colds, sore throats) and health care appointments (e.g., physicals) at the Student Health Service. In addition, the Student Health Service will NOT give a retroactive excuse if we did not evaluate the student.
    Students issued a medical excuse will be given a note on Student Health Service stationery. This form will be written, dated and signed by a Student Health Service medical clinician. Under the provisions of UW Regulation 6-713, a medical excuse is an authorized absence that gives the student the opportunity to make up missed work and does not excuse the student from the work required.

 

Please direct any questions to studenthealth@uwyo.edu.

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