for students with significant disabilities or severe health Detailed medical evidence is conditions, and require generally required for these rare medical evidence in applications. support. The Disability Advisory Service is also usually involved. Examples of adjustments include: significant extensions to the submission date for a thesis or dissertation an extension to the period of time in which a taught course is normally taken alternative methods of assessment Suspension from study Students can request Please indicate how the medical medical certificates to condition is preventing the support applications to student from completing the suspend study for medical usual workload required of reasons. them, and/or from meeting the usual academic, social, and/or These applications are behavioural requirements of a normally made to colleges University student. It is or departments. In the case important to provide evidence of of postgraduate research the duration of the condition. degrees, these applications are often made It is useful if possible to provide retrospectively, following an an opinion on when a student illness. may be fit to resume study. This may be before the student would normally be expected to return to study. Disabled students need Please include information on Applications for support for formal evidence of their how long the student has had disabled students disability in order to access the condition/when they were support from the University diagnosed, and on what and external sources. treatment/support they are currently receiving (or that is For conditions other than recommended). specific learning difficulties, a medical certificate from a
for students with significant disabilities or severe health conditions, and require medical evidence in support. The Disability Advisory Service is also usually involved. Examples of adjustments include: significant extensions to the submission date for a thesis or dissertation an extension to the period of time in which a taught course is normally taken alternative methods of assessment Detailed medical evidence is generally required for these rare applications. Suspension from study Students can request medical certificates to support applications to suspend study for medical reasons. These applications are normally made to colleges or departments. In the case of postgraduate research degrees, these applications are often made retrospectively, following an illness. Please indicate how the medical condition is preventing the student from completing the usual workload required of them, and/or from meeting the usual academic, social, and/or behavioural requirements of a University student. It is important to provide evidence of the duration of the condition. It is useful if possible to provide an opinion on when a student may be fit to resume study. This may be before the student would normally be expected to return to study. Applications for support for disabled students Disabled students need formal evidence of their disability in order to access support from the University and external sources. For conditions other than specific learning difficulties, a medical certificate from a Please include information on how long the student has had the condition/when they were diagnosed, and on what treatment/support they are currently receiving (or that is recommended).
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