Petition to be Excused from Course Work

 

Name       ______________________                          Course    ______________________                                                                      

I wish to be excused from:

[  ]           homework(s) due on  ___________                                

                                                covering the material ____________                                                                      

                                [  ]           exam given on   ___________                                                                        

                                                covering the material  ___________                        

                                [  ]           written assignment due on   ___________                                                                 

                                [  ]           other                                                                 due on                     

I believe that I am entitled to be excused from this work because:

[  ]           I have been ill.    My illness is   _____________________  and commenced on _____

                I first consulted a physician on  ______________________                   Documentation is required.

[  ]           A member of my immediate family has been ill and I have had to take care of him/her.

                Name of family member    ___________                                                                                        

                Relation to you   ______________________                              and commenced on  ___________ 

                Your relation first consulted a physician on    ___________      Documentation is required.

[  ]           I had to attend the funeral of a close relative.   Name of relative ________________________

                Relation to you   ______________________                                    Date of funeral    ___________                                                

                Location of funeral   ___________                                                  Documentation is required.

[  ]           I was in an accident.    Date of accident    ___________     Location of accident _____________

                Nature of accident  ___________                              Documentation is required.

[  ]           Other (problem at your place of employment is not an acceptable excuse):

                                                                                                                                                                   

Argument why the above excuse should be allowed by your instructor :

                                                                                                                                  

                                

                                                                                                                                                                     

I understand that if my petition is granted, the percentage of my mark that would have been ascribed to the homework, exam, or presentation that I have missed will now be added to the final exam.  I also understand that if my petition is not granted I will receive zero credit for the work I have missed.

                                                                                                     

Signature of student  ______________________                                             Date  ___________

 

[  ]  Excuse accepted          [  ]  Excuse rejected

Explanation why the above excuse is rejected:                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                     

Signature of instructor    ______________________                                       Date  ___________