{"id":16769,"date":"2012-02-13T15:17:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T20:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=16769"},"modified":"2022-09-06T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:30:16","slug":"rules-governing-leaves-of-absence-and-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/academics\/registration\/rules-governing-leaves-of-absence-and-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules Governing Leaves Of Absence And Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"

All requests for withdrawal and leaves of absence must be submitted on the official form and submitted to GMSRegistrar@bu.edu<\/a> or forwarded to Graduate Medical Sciences,\u00a0 72 East Concord Street (Room L 310) Boston, MA\u00a0 02118.<\/p>\n

LEAVE OF ABSENCE<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 Request for approved leave of absence must be on file in the Records office NO LATER THAN THE THIRD WEEK OF CLASSES IN THE SEMESTER OF THE ANTICIPATED LEAVE.\u00a0 The following specific procedures govern the approved leave of absence:<\/p>\n

(a) \u00a0\u00a0Upon written petition to the Associate Provost for GMS and for appropriate cause, a student is allowed up to a total of two (2) semesters of leaves (or for a total of one (1) academic year) of absence throughout degree completion without the necessity of reapplication and\/or readmission. All official leave of absence applications must indicate the effective date of leave and anticipated date of return<\/span>.<\/p>\n

(b) \u00a0\u00a0Leaves of absence beyond two (2) semesters are granted only in exceptional cases, such as a substantiated illness, maternity or paternity leave, or military service. The student should petition to the Associate Provost of GMS with the approval of the program director.<\/p>\n

(c) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leave of absence will not be granted for the semester during which degree requirements are to be completed, or during the preceding semester.<\/p>\n

(d) \u00a0\u00a0 If all degree requirements are completed, except for incomplete grades obtained in the last semester of coursework, the Continuing Student Fee may be waived for the period allowed to complete incomplete coursework.<\/p>\n

(e) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The period of the leave of absence counts as part of the time period within which the student is expected to complete degree requirements.<\/p>\n

(f) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students on an approved leave of absence are expected, by virtue of that leave, to be engaged in no activities related to the completion of degree requirements (i.e., course work, examinations directed study, or research).\u00a0 Leave of absence shall not affect regulations governing make-up of incomplete courses.<\/p>\n

WITHDRAWAL<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 Notification of withdrawal from Graduate Medical Sciences should be submitted directly to GMSRegistrar@bu.edu<\/a> or the office (L310); the office will be responsible for notifying the student\u2019s major department.\u00a0 All students who have voluntarily withdrawn and all who have been requested to withdraw from the Graduate program will be subject to the following regulations governing reapplication in Graduate Medical Sciences:<\/p>\n

a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of two years must elapse before readmission.<\/p>\n

b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Re-applications must be accompanied by an application fee.<\/p>\n

c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If readmitted, the student may be asked to retake examinations or demonstrate that he is knowledgeable in current issues in the field of specialization.<\/p>\n

d)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Re-admittees will be subject to the rules and regulations set forth in the Academic Policies and Procedures<\/a> at the time of readmission.<\/p>\n

Students who have outstanding financial obligations to the university at the time of withdrawal will be required to meet those obligations as a condition of readmission.<\/p>\n

e)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the time of readmission, the student must provide a detailed schedule of plans for completing the remaining degree requirements within specific time limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All requests for withdrawal and leaves of absence must be submitted on the official form and submitted to GMSRegistrar@bu.edu or forwarded to Graduate Medical Sciences,\u00a0 72 East Concord Street (Room L 310) Boston, MA\u00a0 02118. LEAVE OF ABSENCE:\u00a0\u00a0 Request for approved leave of absence must be on file in the Records office NO LATER THAN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3330,"featured_media":0,"parent":32657,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16769"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89124,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16769\/revisions\/89124"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}