Should you miss a final exam due to medical reasons or exceptional circumstances as indicated in Academic Regulation A-8.6. —Justification of absence from an examination or late submission of assignments, you may be allowed to write a deferred examination. For information on how to proceed, see the Web page below of the faculty offering the course. Note that you must fill out the Absence Declaration—Evaluations form. No supporting documents are required the first time you apply for a given course.
Arts
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. Once you are able to continue your studies or complete the missed evaluation, please contact your professor for the work required during the term. For a missed undergraduate final exam, your request will be evaluated by the Office of Undergraduate Studies and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Engineering
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. Please contact the professor of your course directly if you are enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program, unless you are requesting an absence for a final exam in an undergraduate course. In this case, the Office of Undergraduate Studies will contact you to follow up on your deferral request.
Education
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. Your professor will answer you directly and give you instructions for the next steps.
Health Sciences
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. Once you are able to continue your studies or complete the missed evaluation, please contact your professor to coordinate further action.
Law (civil law)
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. If you are absent from an evaluation and wish to defer it, your application will be evaluated by the academic office, and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Law (common law)
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. If you are absent from an evaluation and wish to defer it, your application will be evaluated by the Common Law Student Centre, and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Medicine
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. If you are absent from an evaluation and wish to defer it, your request will be evaluated by the academic office, and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Science
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. Please refer to your course syllabus and professor for guidelines regarding any evaluation other than a final exam. For an absence from a final exam, your request will be evaluated by the academic office, and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Social Sciences
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. If you are absent from an evaluation and wish to defer it, your request will be evaluated by the academic unit, and you will be notified of the decision by email.
Telfer School of Management
Complete and submit the declaration of absence form. If you are absent from an evaluation and wish to defer it, your request will be evaluated by the academic office and you will be notified of the decision by email.
