The specific details for the absence will not be shared beyond the Dean of Students Office. The reasons for the absence that will be sent to the instructors will be categorized in one of the following: Authorized University Activity, Illness, Injury, Emergency or Work (see: UW-Eau Claire Absence Policy).
For all absences, the student is responsible for contacting professors individually or through the professors’ departments. If a student will be absent for illness, medical reasons, or exceptional personal reasons for three (3) or more consecutive class days, the Dean of Students Office may be asked to notify professors regarding the student’s absences. Students will be required to provide verifiable documentation regarding the reason for the absences to the Dean of Students Office. Though notification may be provided by the Dean of Students Office, arrangements for make-up work, make-up exams, or possible assignment adjustments are the responsibility of the student.
It is not the practice of the Dean of Students Office to document short-term illness, medical reasons, or personal reasons that have caused a student to miss class for less than three days. If the student is absent fewer than three days, it is his/her responsibility to contact his/her instructors personally, or leave a message with the department program associate. The Dean of Students Office will notify instructors when the student is absent for fewer than three days if the reason for the absence is exceptional family or personal emergency or a death in the family.
Documentation must be provided by one of the following methods: email deanofstudents@uwec.edu, fax 715-836-5911, or deliver it to Schofield 240. If additional documentation is required or there are questions, a member of our staff will contact you.
