The University Approved Absence Office and Dean of Students office DO NOT issue University Approved Absences for final exams. DO NOT SUBMIT AN ONLINE REQUEST FOR UNIVERSITY APPROVED ABSENCES FOR FINAL EXAMS.   If you will miss a final exam due to a medical or mental health concern, family or personal emergency, religious observance, or exam schedule conflict, please follow the instructions on page linked below and communicate directly with your instructor to schedule a make-up.  https://dos.unc.edu/student-support/class-absences-final-exam-rescheduling/
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If you need to contact the University Approved Absence Office, you can do so by emailing uaao@unc.edu.

If you are a student emailing the UAAO, please review the information below to see if your question is already answered.  If it is answered below, you will not receive a separate response.

The University Approved Absence Office reviews requests as promptly as possible. While it usually does not take more than 3 business days to review requests, request reviews may take up to 10 business days for review and consultation with other departments as appropriate.

Emails sent to the UAAO requesting UAAs are not considered official requests and will not be approved/reviewed.

Examples of absences that do not meet the criteria for a University Approved Absence: weddings, travel issues, weather, conferences, job duties, student activities, common illnesses, and intermittent absences due to chronic health issues/diagnoses.

Examples of absences that do meet the criteria for a University Approved Absence: emergency surgery, death of a family member, medically directed Covid-19 isolation, hospitalization, religious observations, and military duty.

Specific questions regarding Covid-19 symptoms and testing should be directed directly to Campus Health. You may also reference absences related to COVID-19 for information regarding class absences.

As a reminder, there is no appeal process for a denial of a UAA request.  If a student’s request is denied because it does not meet the Class Attendance Policy criteria, that student will need to work directly with their faculty members on their absence.  Faculty have the authority to grant academic adjustments to students who do not meet the criteria for a UAA.

University Approved Absences are not valid for dates after the last day of class and do not cover the Final Exam period. For Final Exam Excuses, students will need to follow the Final Exam Excuse process.