SOS supports students in processing Leave of Absence (LOA) requests due to extreme extenuating circumstances.

Please contact your Financial Aid Counselor and Student Accounts (studentaccounts@mica.edu) to discuss any potential financial impact a Leave of Absence may impose. Additionally, please refer to the 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 Refund Policy to check your eligibility for a refund. Refunds are based on a student's last day of attendance. Please note that not all non-澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 scholarships honor 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网's refund policy.

The purpose of a Leave of Absence is to allow a pause in your studies at 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 due to extreme extenuating circumstances. Students who pursue a Leave of Absence for this reason are eligible to return within 3 years, and are able to preserve certain 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 financial aid packages and scholarships.

In the first 5 weeks of the semester 

  • Students may be eligible for a refund per 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网’s refund policy. 
  • Students taking an LOA in the first five weeks of the semester fall within the 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网’s college-wide withdrawal period and will receive Ws on their transcripts for any classes in which they were enrolled. 
  • Students will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网.

After the first 5 weeks of the semester 

  • No refund is available per 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网’s refund policy.
  • If a student has supporting documentation for a Leave of Absence, SOS will provide Medical Withdrawals for all courses in which the student is enrolled. Additionally, the student will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网.
  • If a student can not provide supporting documentation for a Leave of Absence they may not be eligible to receive Medical Withdrawals for their classes. However, they can still take a LOA which will allow them to preserve eligible 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 financial aid and scholarship packages. The student will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网.

Leave of Absence Request Form

The purpose of this form is to provide a secure and private platform for students to submit supporting documentation to request a Leave of Absence from the Office of Student Outreach and Support (SOS)

Return from a Leave of Absence Documentation Form

The purpose of this form is to provide a secure and private platform for students to submit supporting documentation to request to return to 澳门金沙投注_任你博-官网 following Leave of Absence (LOA) from the Office of Student Outreach and Support (SOS)

updated 08/2024