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We have been receiving complaints from Doctors about our requirement for students to obtain medical certificates if they are absent from examinations or wish to present sickness as a mitigating circumstance which prevented them from handing in assessed coursework on time and for which late submission is penalised. I would be grateful if colleagues would share their experience on this as follows: 1) Have you had similar complaints from medical practitioners? If so how have you responded? 2) Do you insist on medical certification for mitigating circumstances or do you permit self-certification? If self certification is permitted has this caused a large increase in the numbers of students giving mitigating circumstances? 3) If Doctors insist on charging for such a certificate (as has been suggested) do you feel it is the College's responsibility to pay for such a certificate or the student's? Please reply to: [log in to unmask] I will collate any responses if people are interested. Many thanks Brian Houlgrave Academic Registrar The College of St Mark & St John Plymouth 01752 636875 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail