We know that medical or mental health illnesses may arise during finals. Students who have a medical or mental health illness during the final exam period that significantly impairs one’s ability to prepare for or take a final exam may participate in the process outlined below for assistance.
Process for Navigating Illness during Final Exams
Students must consult with a provider on the day of or prior to your exam – this process cannot be done retroactively.
- A Campus Health or CAPS provider can authorize an exam excuse if it is determined the student’s ability to prepare for or take their final exam(s) is significantly impaired by a medical or mental health illness.
- If you visit a provider outside of Campus Health or CAPS, you must forward documentation of your visit to the Health Information Management Department at [email protected]. The documentation must include the specific dates, times, and course numbers of all exams you are requesting to be excused.
- Campus Health will review the request and authorize the exam excuse if warranted.
- After approval, you will receive a “Permit to Schedule Alternative Final Exam” document via your Healthy Heels patient portal and your name, PID #, and exam information will be placed on the “Final Excused Exam List” which is shared with the Office of the University Registrar and UNC Advising.
- While you are awaiting receipt of your permit, please e-mail your instructor(s) to notify them that you have been placed on the Final Excused Exam List. It is your responsibility to forward the Permit to Schedule Alternative Final Exam document to each instructor to reschedule your final exam(s).
- Instructors may confirm the validity of the exam excuse by sending an email to [email protected] from their official UNC email address. No health information will be disclosed, only the validity of the excuse.
If you have any questions regarding this process, you can email [email protected]. Please include your full name and PID # on all email correspondence.
For more information about Academic Advising Program Final Examination Excuses, go to advising.unc.edu/policies-and-procedures/final-exam-excusexcuses