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Leave of Absence

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Effective Fall 2009

With the implementation of PeopleSoft Student Administration (PS-SA), Leave of Absence (LOA) will no longer be a course. LOA will be a program action.

On the 10th day of classes of any new semester, the registrar will run a report of all active students with 0 credits. Those students will automatically be placed on LOA. The Graduate School will review the list and confer with graduate programs to verify student status.

Students who wish to continue in a degree program, but who cannot study in a particular semester or year, are required to take a leave of absence with the approval of the academic advisor. Leaves are taken one semester at a time.

The five-year period for completion of the master’s degree or admission to doctoral candidacy begins with the first semester of enrollment; this “clock” does not stop during leaves of absence. More than three consecutive leaves of absence require the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.