The Staff at the Health Center are frequently asked by students to write medical excuse notes for classes and/or work as a result of an illness or accident. We are very happy to provide this service for our students when appropriate. Students frequently have medical conditions, psychological conditions, illnesses or injures that may cause them to be away form the classroom or work place

The Health Center can provide a medical excuse note only if our providers are involved in the medical care of a student who they feel in their clinical judgment will need to be absent from class for a three (3) or more day timeframe for medical reasons. A student who has a medical illness, which results in less than three (3) days of absence from class, should talk with his/her professors rather than asking for an excuse note from the Health Center. If a professor subsequently requires documentation for a medical absence of fewer that three days, the professor may call the Health Center for verification of illness.

The Health Care Providers at the Health Center cannot be expected to write excuse notes for illnesses or problems for which we never provided care. A student request for a note stating "I was sick last week and could not attend class" is unreasonable.

Unless specifically requested to do so by the student, a diagnosis will not be placed on the excuse. A patient's medical diagnosis is confidential. Under no circumstances will the Health Center release information about your medical condition to administrators, professors, parents (unless you are a minor) or employers without your specific request and release.

If you received care for your illness or injury from a private healthcare provider, you should request your excuse note from that provider. The note should be brought to the Health Center, at which time the staff member will assist in providing a note of excuse on behalf of the student.

It is our practice to allow excuse notes to be written by qualified licensed providers, which include physicians, nurses, and physician assistants .