Supporting Evidence
All Special Consideration Applications MUST be submitted with supporting evidence. It is important that you submit your supporting evidence at the time you submit your application to avoid unnecessary delays in the processing of your application.
Medical
- Applications made on medical grounds including Covid require a fully completed Special Consideration Medical Form, or other detailed medical certificate, as supporting evidence. The SC Medical Form MUST be completed by a health practitioner, signed by them, dated and have their Health Practice stamp and/or Health Registration number. Please download the SC Medical Form (2023) below and have your medical practitioner complete this.
- Electronically signed and unsigned medical forms will NOT be accepted.
- You MUST see your medical practitioner within a reasonable timeframe for them to be able to make a diagnosis, and the consultation MUST take place within a period that is relevant to the assessment item.
- The relevant period for a missed examination would be within 48 hours of the examination; and for impaired performance the medical forms should be dated within 10 working days (but preferably earlier) of the date of the test or examination.
Bereavement
Supporting evidence in relation to a bereavement can be a copy of the newspaper death notice where your name is listed OR a letter from one of the following:
- Medical Practitioner
- Funeral Director
- Minister of Religion
- Religious Leader
- Kaumātua
- Police.
Please note that where a newspaper death notice does not indicate the relationship of the deceased to the student, you will need to include, as supporting evidence, a letter from a third party outlining and confirming the relationship. A third party letter can be provided by a person from the list above.
Wellness
There are many support services available at UC in relation to student wellbeing. Watch The Four Pillars of Wellbeing video for some advice from two of our GPs at UC Health.
If you are struggling and need someone to connect with, you can visit our Wellbeing Hub which provides pathways to lots of helpful resources and services. If you feel you need additional support contact the team at Student Care.
