A student may include with the Notice of Appeal any submissions the student wishes to make in support of the appeal.

In cases where an appeal is made on health issues, the student must provide an original certificate from a health professional. This should normally be in the form of the Student Health Certificate. A student should refer to the policy respecting Information Required for Certificates from Health Professionals for more complete information.

A student claiming bereavement as grounds must provide an obituary notice or death certificate, together with evidence of a close personal relationship between the student and the deceased.

Privacy and Confidentiality: The committees to which appeals are made do require substantial information about the reasons for the appeal in order to make their decisions. However, the committees also recognize each student's right to privacy and their obligations, under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, to safeguard a student's personal information.

Decisions of the Senate Committee on Academic Appeals are final and within the University there is no further appeal.

 

4.6.6 Information Required for Certificates from Health Professionals
A student who requests permission to drop courses, to withdraw from University studies, to have examinations deferred, or to obtain other waivers of University, departmental, or course regulations based on health issues is required by the University to provide, in support of the request, a certificate from a health professional in the form of a note or letter. While not compulsory, this should normally be in the form of the Student Health Certificate. If a note or letter is provided other than in the form of the Student Health Certificate, the submission must be on letterhead. Such certificates must be sufficiently specific to allow a proper consideration of a student's case. The University requires that all such certificates must be signed by the health professional, must confirm the specific dates on which the student visited the health professional, and should include details on the following:

the degree to which the health issue (or treatment, in the case of medication, for example) is likely to have affected the student's ability to study, attend classes, sit examinations, or continue with research;

the length of time over which the student's abilities were likely hampered by the condition (e.g., recurring and severe back pain over a two-month period would likely have a more adverse effect on studies than a single episode of back pain requiring bed rest for a week); and

the fitness of the student to resume studies (it is in the student's best interest not to return to studies prematurely).

The University respects the privacy of students and will keep confidential all such certificates. A student should request that the health professional retain a copy of such a certificate in case the certificate needs to be verified or reissued at a later date.

4.7 Evaluation
On this page
4.7.1 Evaluation Methods and Grading
4.7.2 Evaluation of Graduate Students
4.7.3 Deferral of Examinations
4.7.4 Incomplete Grades/Change of Grade
4.7.5 Re-Reading of Examination Papers
Note:
For interdisciplinary programs, the Head of the academic unit is the Dean or Director of the Faculty/School administering the program.

4.7.1 Evaluation Methods and Grading
Students shall write their examinations in graduate courses at a time to be determined by the Head of the academic unit on the recommendation of the Faculty member(s) concerned.