Student Class Absences

Only the instructor can excuse a student from class or course responsibilities. Excused absences are not provided for students by the Purdue University Student Health Center or by the Office of the Dean of Students. Some absence circumstances, however, may not allow timely and direct contact between instructor and student. Extended illness away from campus or an unexpected death in the immediate family are examples of such circumstances. Under these circumstances, the Office of the Dean of Students can be contacted to relay information to a student's instructors. This procedure will establish a foundation for the student and each class instructor to discuss later the academic situation resulting from unavoidable absences.