You should check first with the IPS advisor if you might qualify for one of these exceptions to the F-1 full-time enrollment rules. Otherwise, you may need to consider an F-1 leave of absence.

Please use the following list as a guide to help you through the withdrawal or leave process. Note: Not all items may apply to your situation. 1. Understand what type of leave (or withdrawal) suits ...

ESF offers a range of resources, support services, and accommodations to address the physical and mental health needs of students. However, on rare occasions, a student’s needs may require a level of ...

Sometimes when issues beyond a student’s control get to be too much to handle, the student needs to step back and take a breather. Justin Pettigrew, a student in the Ph.D. program for journalism and ...

The University of Nevada, Reno strongly encourages degree seeking students to be continuously enrolled. But if circumstances dictate a break in enrollment, the University's leave of absence program ...

At a school like Tufts, where everyone seems to have it all figured out, alternative paths are not always discussed, or at least not openly. It can seem like there is one ‘correct’ way to have a Tufts ...

As a mission-driven institution that “equips students to think deeply, to act justly, and to act wholeheartedly as Christ’s agents of renewal in the world,” Calvin University places a high value on ...

Associated Student Government and Student Assistance and Support Services are partnering to create an advisory board to improve experiences for students who take medical leaves of absence. At ...

Life happens, and employees sometimes need extended time away from work to take care of their health, their families, or other urgent matters. This is where a leave of absence comes in. It may be ...

International students who are interested in taking an academic or medical leave of absence from the University of Colorado Boulder should review the linked webpages to understand the F-1 regulatory ...