Student Leave of Absence (LOA) Options
An approved Leave of Absence (LOA) is a temporary interruption for a specific period of time in a student’s academic attendance. Students must meet a series of conditions in order to request a LOA. A standard LOA is different than military leave as described below.
Campus
If students are taking courses at a campus, they need to contact their Student Success Coach to discuss available options. There are a number of other alternative options to withdrawing from the University, such as electing to take a Standard Period of Non- Enrollment or Leave of Absence, which a Student Success Coach can review with students.
Virtual Campus
Students taking courses through the Virtual Campus are encouraged to review all information within the University Catalog to be informed about policies to assist students with unique circumstances that may prevent them from pursuing their course(s) or program. Depending on a student’s circumstances, if they had to take a break from the University in which they took no classes, it may ultimately result in withdrawing from the University and they would no longer be considered an active student. There are a number of other alternative options to withdrawing from the University, such as electing to take a Standard Period of Non-Enrollment or Leave of Absence. Our Student Success Department can review this with a student. In the event in which a student would need to take a quarter off for a personal reason such as illness, military duty, jury duty, care of a family member, or bereavement, they should refer to the Leave of Absence Policy in the University Catalog. In the event that a student needs to take a session off, they should refer to the Standard Period of Non-Enrollment policy in the University Catalog to determine eligibility.