Eastern Nazarene College Health Services does not provide absence excuse notes for students due to illness, injury and mental health problems that may lead to missed classes, exams or academic deadlines.
It is the student’s responsibility to inform the professor prior to the missed class, just as the student would be expected to inform their place of employment prior to the start of their work day. It is also the student’s responsibility to make arrangements for missed class work or collecting missed notes of lectures or other assignments as necessary. Absence from class should be a rare occurrence. Just as ENC strives to grow students of competence and character, Health Services encourages students to make healthy and mature decisions when they are sick. This includes healthy eating, adequate sleeping, following medical advice, and possibly missing classes when ill. All decisions about the impact of an absence and arrangements for making up missed work must be determined between the professor and student.
