More College of Podiatric Medicine Policies

• Academic and Summary Dismissals
• American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination (APMLE)
• Attendance
• Board Prep Exam
• Clerkship Rotations
• Clinic Requirements
• Clinical Rotations
• Course Exemptions
• Eligibility for Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree
• Essential Requirements for Student Education
• Examination Policy
• Immunizations, Background Checks and Drug Screening
• Laboratory Participation During Pregnancy
• Mediasite
• Professional Behavior
• Professionalism Deficiency Evaluation
• Promotion
• Readmission
• Registration for the College Podiatric Medicine
• Remediation for Failing Grades
• Student Malpractice Insurance Coverage
• Test Review Procedure
• Transfer and Advanced Standing Admissions
• Withdrawal from the College of Podiatric Medicine

Leave of Absence Procedure Download to print

For the university policy on Leave of Absence for Graduate Studies, please refer to the Academic Policies section of this Catalog.

A currently enrolled student at the College of Podiatric Medicine is entitled to request a leave of absence when his/her personal life situation necessitates such a request. A leave of absence is an excused absence (one-day to a maximum of 30 calendar days) from scheduled course and/or clinical responsibilities. In rare instances of severe illness and prolonged hospitalization, the senior assistant dean of student affairs can authorize a one-time extension of leave for an additional 30 calendar days per academic year. The request for an additional 30-day extension must be substantiated with the appropriate medical records submitted to the senior associate dean. A student who is granted a leave of absence due to psychological, emotional or other like reasons will be required to be evaluated by a counselor or physician, either of the college's choice or approved by the college, prior to return, ensuring the student is able to fully meet educational and/or clinical obligations.

Below are the procedures to requesting an official leave of absence.

1. Student secures the Leave of Absence form from the director of student academic services, completes the form, returns it to and meets with the director of student academic services. Any request form received without a complete explanation and supporting documentation for the request will be automatically denied. A request for a leave of absence must be approved in advance.
2. If the director of student academic services approves the request for leave, the Office of Student Academic Services will notify all appropriate faculty members of the approval and the intended return date.
3. Upon returning from the approved leave of absence, the student meets with the director of student academic services to secure the “Return from Leave” form, completes the form and returns the completed form to the director of student academic services. The director of student academic services will approve the Return from Leave form and notify all appropriate faculty members that the student’s return has been authorized.

NOTE: Any requests for a leave of absence longer than 60 consecutive days should be viewed as “Withdrawal” from the college and requested as such on the appropriate form secured from the Office of Academic Affairs. It is important to note that even though a currently enrolled student is on a leave of absence, the granting of the leave does not constitute a waiver of the student’s responsibility for tuition, fees or academic assignments.