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Absences
related to Injury or Illness
This page is maintained by Student Health Services for the convenience
of students, faculty, and staff at Texas A&M University. It is does not
replace or supersede the
Texas A&M
University Student Rules.
In accordance with the recently approved
TAMU
Student Attendance Rule, an injury or illness that is too severe or
contagious for the student to attend class will need to be
documented.
For an injury or illness of three or more days, a
student may be asked to provide a class excuse completed by a medical
professional.
For injury or illness that requires a student to be absent from classes for
three or more university business days, the student should obtain a medical
confirmation note (class excuse) from his or her medical provider. Student
Health Services or an off-campus medical professional can provide a medical
confirmation note only if medical professionals are involved in the medical
care of the student.
Utilization of Student Health Services does not guarantee that a class excuse
will be given. Each patient is given a receipt upon payment for services;
however, this is not a class excuse and is solely for insurance purposes
should the student choose to file a claim. Students are encouraged to
communicate with their instructors if they are going to miss class for any
reason.
For an injury or illness less than three days, a student may be
asked to complete the Explanatory Statement for Absence from Class form.
A faculty member and/or academic department can request confirmation of the
injury or illness by having students complete the
Explanatory Statement for Absence from Class
The student will initiate this process by completing the form either online or
manually. The form must be printed and signed. It is our understanding that
emailed or other electronic copies will not be accepted. Submission of the
form does not guarantee an excused absence. The choice to excuse or not excuse
the absence is left to the discretion of the faculty member or academic
department.
An absence for a non acute medical service does not
constitute an excused absence.
Updated August 23, 2006
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