
Please click the boxes below to find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the Medical Petition Process and Portal.
If your petition is approved by this Dean of Students Office medical petition process, you may receive a letter of verification (if requested), proving that your withdrawal was for medical reasons.
You will be eligible for tuition reimbursement if your petition is approved AND you submitted at least one piece of petition paperwork to the Dean of Students Office within 6 months after the last day of classes in the semester for which you are petitioning.
If your petition is approved by Medical Petition Committee, you may receive a letter of verification (if requested), proving that your withdrawal approved by the University Senate Petition Committee.
You will be eligible for tuition reimbursement if your petition is approved AND you submitted at least one piece of petition paperwork to the Dean of Students Office within 6 months after the last day of classes in the semester for which you are petitioning.
After the medical petition committee’s decision is made, that decision is communicated to the Office of the University Registrar, the Bursar, and Student Financial Aid.
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- For issues logging in, contact 352-392-4357 or helpdesk@ufl.edu.
- If you receive an error while submitting a petition. Take a screenshot of the issue and email it to medicalpetition@ufsa.ufl.edu along with information about the action you were trying to take. Be sure to include the browser you were using or call the Care Area of the Dean of Students Office at 352-294-2273 Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm.
Students can also request that the documentations of support be sent to them directly. Students can then upload the documentation in the Additional Documentation Area of their petition.