Students requesting an excuse because of illness must present to the faculty member a statement signed by the Director of Health Services or by one of the nurses in health services recommending that they be excused. The following guidelines are used in issuing statements recommending that students be excused from class due to illness or injury:
1. A statement may be issued for students who have been ill at home or hospitalized off campus and who present to the health services office a written statement from a physician certifying the illness or hospitalization.
2. A statement may be issued when it has been verified that students are seen by one of the Wofford College physicians through an appointment made by Wofford Health Services.
3. A statement may be issued when it has been verified that students are seen by the nurse practitioner on campus. A statement may be issued if the student presents with symptoms that indicate a threat of transmission to other students (ie fever, GI distress, productive cough, positive bacterial and viral tests).
4. Students should not miss class for medical examinations and treatments, which can be scheduled during times they do not have class or lab. A statement will be issued if the nurse can verify that the procedure took place and that the schedule conflict was unavoidable.
5. When it is recommended that an absence be excused, the student must present the statement from the Health Services staff member to the professor to gain permission to make up the work missed. The professor should, in every case possible, assist the student in making up the work in some non-punitive way.
Both students and professors bear important responsibility in the maintenance and implementation of the policies outlined in this section.
Hours of Operation for Health Services and Counseling:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Professional Staff:
Tammy Gilliam, DNP
Ruth Rainer, RN
Gail Holt, RN
Betsy Claire Neely, LPC-I
Beth Wallace, RN, LPC Director