Academic Consideration Requests

Extenuating circumstances academic consideration requests (medical and compassionate):  

Please see Undergraduate Academic Consideration – Policy #167

If you are a Business Management student, please complete the following:

1. Inform your instructors by email before you miss your academic obligations (Policy 168: Grade and Standing Appeals).
2. If the circumstance is medical, have a qualified regulated health professional complete the  (PDF file) Student Health Certificate.
3. If the circumstance is compassionate, please upload appropriate official documentation, such as a death certificate or obituary.
4. Please complete the Academic Consideration Request Form (online) and upload all supporting documentation (as indicated in step 2 and 3). You have three business days from the day you missed your academic obligation to submit your documentation.

Note: 

According to Policy 167, extenuating circumstances are occurrences that: (a) are outside of a student’s immediate control; (b) could not have been reasonably foreseen or avoided; and (c) significantly impact a student’s ability to fulfill their academic requirements.

Instructors have the final decision on whether or not to accommodate a compassionate ACR submitted on non extenuating circumstances. 

Academic consideration requests (religious observances or other requests):

Please see Accommodation of Religious, Aboriginal, and Spiritual Observance - Policy #150

If you are a Business Management student, please complete the following:

1. Please inform your instructors via email (if possible) before you miss your academic obligations (Policy 168: Grade and Standing Appeals).
2. Complete the  (PDF file) Student Religious, Aboriginal and Spiritual Observance Form. Please read the instructions on the  (PDF file) Student Religious, Aboriginal and Spiritual Observance Form carefully. The religious and cultural observance dates can be found on Ryerson's Religious & Cultural Observances Calendar.
3. Complete the Academic Consideration Request Form (online) and upload the supporting documentation (as stated in step 2). 

Note: Your request should be submitted within the first two weeks of the class or, for a final examination, within two weeks of the posting of the examination schedule. If the required absence occurs within the first two weeks of classes, or the dates are not known well in advance as they are linked to other conditions, these requests should be submitted with as much lead time as possible in advance of the required absence.