Determination of whether to grant an academic concession and which type of academic concession is most appropriate will depend on your individual circumstances, when the academic advisor reviews your request. One or more of the following considerations may apply:

the nature and duration of the issue that is affecting you;

confidential consultation with other appropriate units that can provide professional opinion on your situation;

the scope and type of academic work affected;

the proportion of prescribed academic work having been completed at the point in the term or program when academic work is affected; and,

your achievements in the course to date.

The following is not an exhaustive list, but some of the types of concessions include:

In-term concessions

Your course syllabus will list the provisions set by your instructor for short absences and missed coursework, midterm exams, and deadlines for the course. In-term concessions typically take the form of an extended deadline, reweighting of missed marks to a later test or assignment, or an alternate exam. In-term concessions are granted at the discretion of the Instructor. It is your responsibility to reach out to your instructor to request an academic concession in alignment with the grounds for academic concession listed above.

Your course syllabus will list the provisions set by your instructor for short absences and missed coursework, midterm exams, and deadlines for the course. In-term concessions typically take the form of an extended deadline, reweighting of missed marks to a later test or assignment, or an alternate exam. In-term concessions are granted at the discretion of the Instructor. It is your responsibility to reach out to your instructor to request an academic concession in alignment with the grounds for academic concession listed above. Deferred Standing for missed final exams

If an academic concession is approved for a final exam, Science Advising will assign a Deferred Standing for that course. You will be required to complete your final exam at a later date, most likely during the Deferred Standing exam period (late July to early August for winter session courses, or mid-November for summer session courses).

If an academic concession is approved for a final exam, Science Advising will assign a Deferred Standing for that course. You will be required to complete your final exam at a later date, most likely during the Deferred Standing exam period (late July to early August for winter session courses, or mid-November for summer session courses). Course Concessions Credit/D/Fail: your record will show a standing of Cr (credit), D, or F (fail) instead of a percentage grade. Students with Cr and D receive credit for the course, while students with F standing do not. Considerations may need to be made for impact on awards. W standing: this will withdraw you from a single course or multiple courses. Students with W standing do not receive credit for the course.



Per the UBC Academic Concession policy:

Academic concession shall not lower the academic standards of UBC, its courses, or its programs, and shall not remove either the need for evaluation or assessment or the need for the student to meet essential requirements.