University Leave of Absence
All degree and certificate candidates must maintain active status at the university until all requirements are satisfied. Typically, students do so by enrolling in classes each semester. Since Marymount is a term-based credit-hour institution, it cannot offer a federally approved leave of absence option. However, students may request to be placed on university Leave of Absence.
Any returning student, or newly admitted and enrolled student after the last day to add classes, who intends to temporarily discontinue studies and not enroll for a semester, must complete the Request Leave of Absence task in Workday and receive the appropriate approval. A university Leave of Absence is typically approved for one academic semester and rarely approved for longer than one academic year (two academic semesters and one summer semester).
Students approved for a university Leave of Absence will be reported to the National Student Clearinghouse as withdrawn. If the university Leave of Absence term is a future term, the effective date of withdrawal will be the last day of the semester in which the student was enrolled or the last date of enrollment if the student was on university Leave of Absence in the previous term. If the university Leave of Absence term is the current term, the effective date of withdrawal will be the date the student submits the university Leave of Absence request. Students who have federal student loans and go on university Leave of Absence will go into repayment status on those loans. See the Leave of Absence section in Financial Information.
The date students submit their request for a university Leave of Absence is the official date that determines the student’s financial responsibility to the university. The last date for enrolled students to request university Leave of Absence is the same date as the last day to withdraw from classes as listed in the Academic Calendar. For a returning student who has not enrolled in the current semester, the last date to request a university Leave of Absence is two weeks after the last day to add classes.
If a student who is not enrolled does not submit a request for a university Leave of Absence, the student breaks registration, will be withdrawn with an effective date of the last day they were enrolled, and may have to reapply for admission to the university. Nondegree students who do not enroll in a semester will have their program closed and must reapply for admission to the university. Students who are approved to take courses at another institution while on a university Leave of Absence are subject to Marymount’s post-matriculation credit limits.
International students on F-1 or J-1 visas should consult International Student & Scholar services before requesting a university Leave of Absence to learn how this will affect their immigration status. Under most situations, these students are required to enroll full time to legally remain in the US.