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Class Absence and Medical Excuses

The Student Health Center will not give written excuses for individual missed classes. However, if you are sick and cannot go to class, schedule an appointment at the Student Health Center. The Health Center provider will examine you and offer you a treatment plan. You may also request a "Verification of Health Center Visit" form.

This form will contain your name, BU ID number, date and time of your visit, your signature and the signature of the provider. You may show this form to your prof(s) as evidence of your illness.

You cannot obtain a Verification of Health Center Visit form if you do not come to the Health Center on the day(s) that you miss class(es). If you miss class because you are sick, be sure to contact all of your professors as soon as possible, so that missed class work can be made up or obtained from others.

If your illness requires that you must miss 3 or more days of class, the Student Health Center will send a "Notification of Extended Illness" to all of your professors which will verify that your absence is due to medical reasons. If your illness occurs while you are away from school, the health care provider caring for you must send verification of your illness to the Student Health Center before the "Notification of Extended Illness" will be sent to your professors.

The Student Health Center will not give out any information regarding your medical situation to anyone: family, professors, friends, or even other health care facilities, without your written consent. Professors may not call the Student Health Center to obtain any information concerning your medical absence. (See HIPAA)