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Use this page when you are falling behind, missing class because of illness, need an accommodation, or are preparing for finals.

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Start with what happened

Situation Start here
Missing or low-scoring work is piling up Build a seven-day recovery plan
Illness caused missed face-to-face classes Illness and absence verification
A disability or medical condition affects course access Course accommodations
Finals are approaching Two-week finals plan

Build a seven-day recovery plan

  1. Open the gradebook and syllabus for every course.
  2. List missing, low-scoring and high-value remaining work.
  3. Separate work that can still earn credit from work that is already closed.
  4. Contact each professor with one specific question or request.
  5. Schedule the correct tutoring, writing, research or subject support.
  6. Assign realistic tasks to the next seven days.
  7. Recheck progress after three days and again after seven days.
  8. Contact the Student Services Counselor before dropping or withdrawing.

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Prioritize work by deadline, point value and whether the professor will still accept it—not simply by which assignment feels easiest.

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Illness and absence verification

Contact the professor promptly and check Halo and the syllabus.

For qualifying traditional-campus absence verification, current GCU policy says students should submit provider documentation to Student Disability Services within two weeks of the first missed class. Documentation should include: