This provides an opportunity to request a change to the academic transcript based on dates of attendance or extenuating circumstances.
Policies and Guidelines:
The UVU Registrar's Office reviews academic petitions as follows:
Regardless of the circumstance documentation must be provided
This provides an opportunity for students to petition the Registrar for a refund of tuition and fees based on extenuating circumstances.
Policies and Guidelines:
Students who have found themselves in extenuating circumstances beyond their own control that prohibited attendance at school or class completion may petition the Registrar's Office for a refund of tuition and fees. Examples of these circumstances are given below.
Regardless of the circumstance documentation must be provided
This provides an opportunity for students to petition the Registrar and department chairs for a withdrawal, based on extenuating circumstances, occurring after the established withdrawal deadlines. These are considered exceptions to the withdrawal policy.
Policies and Guidelines:
Students who find themselves in extenuating circumstances beyond their own control that prohibit attendance or participation in currently-registered classes may petition through the Registrar's Office for withdrawal. Examples of these circumstances are given below.
Regardless of the circumstance documentation must be provided
For all petition types, the following are examples of extenuating circumstances that are beyond a student's control. Regardless of the circumstance, documentation to verify must be provided.
Incapacitating illness or medical event of a student or a student’s *immediate family member which prevented the student from attending or participating in class(es) for the minimum time period.
Completed Medical Verification form
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Signed letter (on letterhead) from a licensed care provider. The licensed care provider must indicate that the illness or medical event inhibited the student’s ability to be successful in school such that their courses should be withdrawn or factored out of the student’s GPA.
Jury duty or Subpoena preventing a student from attending or participating in class(es).
Official letter(s) of jury duty or subpoena notice clearly outlining the dates of required service.
Change in work schedule as required by current employer.
Completed Employment Verification form
-OR-
Signed, dated letter (on letterhead) from current employer indicating a required change in work schedule that directly conflicts with the student’s course schedule.
Death of an *immediate family member.
Obituary, death certificate, or funeral services program.
Active military duty.
Official notice of military requirements, or letter (on letterhead) from a military official, clearly outlining the dates of required service.
Other circumstances deemed extenuating by the registrar or their designee(s).
Student must provide documentation to support the claim. Additional documentation may be required and requested of the student.
*Immediate family member for this policy is defined as a student's spouse, child, stepchild, child-in-law, foster child, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, sibling, step sibling, sibling-in-law, grandparent, step grandparent, grandparent-in-law, grandchild, step grandchild, or domestic partner.
