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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Greetings Agvisors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Happy Wednesday! There is a new online process for General Petitions for Extenuating Circumstances for Medical Reasons for
<b>retroactive complete medical withdrawals</b>. As of October 1, 2019 paper medical petitions will not be accepted.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">All other University General Petitions, non-medical related, will continue to be processed through CAS advising office prior to sending to the university committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Students may be referred to speak to a CAS college advisor on either petition. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks team!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Nancy <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta</span><span style="color:#404040">, M.Ed. | Senior Director, Advising and Student Services<br>
UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Office of Career & Academic Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Forbes Room 203 | PO Box 210036 |Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Phone: (520) 621-3616 | Fax: (520) 621-8662<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Website: cals.arizona.edu/students/advising<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#404040"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#404040">To schedule an appointment call (520) 621-3616<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#404040"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#404040">Reasons reap results – J. Kwik<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> PROV-Petition <Petition@email.arizona.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 25, 2019 2:30 PM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> West, Theresa Louise - (theresaw) <theresaw@email.arizona.edu>; Enriquez, Gabriela H - (gabye) <gabye@email.arizona.edu>; Ortiz, David - (davido) <davido@email.arizona.edu>; Mcdermott, Harry M - (mcdermot) <mcdermot@email.arizona.edu>; Clark, Mary
Ellen - (mecf) <mecf@email.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Online Medical Petitions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">If a student wishes to file a General Petition for Extenuating Circumstances for Medical Reasons the paper retroactive
complete medical withdrawals are now available on UAccess Student Center. <b><u>As of October 1st, we will no longer accept paper medical petitions.<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Please advise your students to use the online process by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Logging into their UAccess Student Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Going to the "other academic" scroll tab,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Selecting, "Retroactive Medical Withdrawal"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Selecting the TERM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Write or upload a personal statement (500-word limit).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Your statement should describe the nature of your mental or physical illness, injury or disability, the duration of the condition, and the challenges
that you faced in completing your coursework.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Upload a letter from your licensed health care provider. Documentation must include a letter from your licensed health care provider on letterhead which
includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">The approximate date of onset of the mental or physical illness or injury or disability giving rise to the circumstances surrounding the request for a complete retroactive withdrawal
for extenuating circumstances, and the dates through which such condition(s) continued.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">The general nature of the mental or physical illness or injury or disability and how and why it warrants the action sought.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Submit the petition for processing</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Instructor Statements
<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">All instructors will be contacted by email for attendance and grading information after the student submits their petition. Physical instructor statements will not be required for
retroactive medical withdrawals.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">For more information on the General Petitions process, visit the General Petitions website:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color:#003777;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/petitions" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003777;text-decoration:none">http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/petitions</span></a></span></b></span><span style="color:#363636">
</span>or you may send an email to the Committee at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:petition@email.arizona.edu"><b>petition@email.arizona.edu</b></a></span><span style="color:#363636">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">Office of General Petitions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif">The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:petition@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">petition@email.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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