Leave of Absence

Students can request a leave of absence for academic, medical or personal reasons.

Graduate School policy on Leaves of Absence

Students should contact the Graduate Program Administrator to get their forms signed, and for a petition letter from the Graduate Advisor, if required. Leave must be approved before the student departs.

These are only approved in exceptional circumstances for students in PhD candidacy, so students planning to take a year off (for instance, for an internship) should consider doing so before they apply to candidacy.

International students who require CPT (Curricular Practical Training) to complete a Leave of Absence, should contact Texas Global. The Graduate Program Administrator can provide signatures and confirmation letters from the department, as needed.