Student Hub
By choosing to study at the Faculty of Social Sciences, you are signing up for an unrivaled student experience. Your education will prepare you for your future career or whatever direction you take.
Undergraduate Student Hub
Our team is here to support you throughout your academic journey and to answer any questions you may have about your courses and program.
Graduate Student Hub
Our graduate team is here to assist you with your graduate studies needs from enrollment, applying to our generous and competitive scholarships and much more.
Absence Declaration — Evaluations
If you need to be absent from an evaluation as part of one of your courses (e.g., a test, midterm, or final exam), you must complete the declaration of absence form*. Supporting documentation must be submitted with all requests except for the first submission in a course for a short-term illness, unless the absence occurs during an examination that has begun. Your request will be evaluated and you will be notified of the decision by email.
* If you have a scheduling conflict for final exams, you must submit your request for a deferred exam by email to your home faculty. Please do not complete the declaration of absence form for exam conflicts.
* If you have a scheduling conflict for final exams, you must submit your request for a deferred exam by email to your home faculty. Please do not complete the declaration of absence form for exam conflicts.
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Graduate Studies
Room 3021
Tel.: 613-562-5732
scsgrad@uOttawa.ca