Medical Withdrawal
This is
requested when students are suffering from a medical condition that
prevents the completion of the semester. If a student is approved
for medical withdrawal, a refund of tuition fees is also approved.
The student receives a "WM" which indicates on the academic record
the student was withdrawn from classes due to medical reasons. If
the student was aware of the medical condition at the time of
registration, the petition will be denied. Medical withdrawals are
for all courses the students are registered in for the semester. A
medical withdrawal must be filed within six (6) months of the end of
the semester involved.
Eligibility Requirements:
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Only illness or injuries, as it
relates to the student, of extended duration are normally
considered for a medical withdrawal.
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Consideration will be given only
when an illness or injury makes it impossible to complete a term.
A medical withdrawal normally requires withdrawal from all classes
for that term.
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Medical withdrawals will not be
approved if the difficulty resulting from an injury or illness was
present when the student enrolled for the term.
Steps to take when filing this
petition:
The following forms will be required to file for a
Medical Withdrawal and should be returned to the Academic Services Office:
1) FORM B - is a request to be
medically withdrawn from the University.
2) FORM C - is a medical
release form to be signed and returned along with FORM B by the student.
3) FORM D - is a medical report
form which must be completed in its entirety by the student's
physician and returned directly by the physician to the Academic Services Office.
4) Letter of Explanation – is a statement from the
student to explain why he/she is unable to complete the semester due to the medical condition.
An evaluation will be made by the Academic
Services Office upon receipt of the appropriate
withdrawal forms. Instructors will be contacted to provide information and support.
Your Medical Withdrawal request will take approximately two to three weeks to review.
If the student is approved for a
medical withdrawal, a refund of fees will be forthcoming. Normally, the
only refunds given are in cases when a student has been approved for
a medical withdrawal from all classes.
If you have read and understood these
rules and procedures and wish to continue with this process, email
Academic Services or come into our office
in Millican Hall 210 and inform us of your desire to continue with the petition process.
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