Student Absence Notification

Absence Notification Request Form

Class Attendance Policy: Per the Academic Affairs Class Attendance Policy (800401) students may submit an absence notification request as outlined below:

Unscheduled Absence: Unscheduled absences involve unforeseen circumstances such as illness, injury, or severe weather. Instructors may require students to provide documentation to verify the student’s absence. Instructors may not request protected health information from anyone other than the student unless the student has specifically granted the instructor permission to do so. Students may not be required to provide detailed medical information.

For hospitalizations or other medical emergencies, students may submit the Absence Notification Request Form, with required, supporting documentation, through the Dean of Students’ Office at the earliest possible date. The Dean of Students’ Office will provide notification to the student’s instructors to include the dates and type of absence, as well as an indication of receipt of appropriate, supporting documentation.

For those absences not defined as excused within this policy, instructors may excuse such an absence at their discretion. To the extent possible, students should directly notify course instructors of their absence at their earliest availability.

For questions, please email doso@shsu.edu or call 936-294-1785.