5.8 AEGROTAT STANDING

In rare circumstances, aegrotat standing in one or more courses in a semester may be granted on medical or compassionate grounds to a student who meets the following conditions:

• the student is prevented from completing the semester by serious illness or other extreme circumstances beyond the student’s control;
• the student’s illness is certified by a physician, or, other circumstances are certified by a professional in the relevant field or confirmed by other documentation acceptable to the dean;
• a deferral of term work and/or final examination is not appropriate because of the nature or severity of the illness or of the other circumstances;
• the student has completed at least 50% of the work contributing to the grade in the course; and,
• the instructor of the course confirms in writing that the student has demonstrated an understanding of the course material.

Aegrotat standing is granted by the dean of the faculty or college in which the student is enrolled.

The uncompleted work may be term work, the final examination, or a combination of the two.