Interim and Leave of Absence Policy

If you are a student in good standing and cannot study during a specific period of time due to unusual personal, professional, or academic circumstances, you may be granted an Interim Status for one semester off, or a Leave of Absence, for up to three semesters (one year). To go on interim or leave of absence, you must fill out a Change of Status Form (COS), and return it to the Registrar’s Office.

There are fees associated with interim and leave of absence (see Master’s or Doctoral Level Fees), and the fee is due on the tuition deadline for the semester. A maximum of two interims or leaves of absence may be granted during your program. Students who fail to register as scheduled after two interims or leaves, will be disenrolled (dismissed) from AUNE.

Students who fail either to register and pay tuition or request interim status by the continuing student registration deadline will automatically be placed on interim, and will be charged the normal interim fee. The semester will be counted as one of the two you are allowed during the course of your program. If you then fail to either register or request a second interim or a leave of absence, you will be subject to disenrollment.

Please note: students on interim or leave of absence may not attend classes, start or continue with internships/practica, or receive academic credit while on interim. Students who are in the Thesis or Dissertation phase of their program must register for appropriate Continuation each term, and may not take Interim or Leave of Absence.

Students who request an interim or leave of absence after registering will be charged the appropriate fee, in addition to the semester’s tuition according to the following schedule:

Fall/Spring

Summer

If a student withdraws at the end of an interim or leave, all fees, including tuition, are non-refundable.

Students receiving Federal loan funds such as Perkins or Stafford Loans should see Return of Federal Funds Policy.

Additional Interim And Leave Of Absence Policies for Doctoral Students (PsyD and PhD)
Doctoral students are required to complete a minimum of four years of full time study and pay four full year’s tuition. If you are a first through fourth year student in good standing and cannot study full time due to unusual personal, professional or academic difficulties, your department may require, or you may request one of the following options:

1. Take a full year’s Leave of Absence. Students on leave of absence students are not registered for any courses, workshops, independent studies, or practica/internships. To go on leave, submit a completed a Change of Status form, to the Registrar by the registration deadline for the semester. Students granted a leave of absence are chargeda fee (See Doctoral Level Fees) that is due on the tuition deadline for the semester. A student is limited to a maximum of two leaves of absence. If you fail to register after your second leave of absence, you will be disenrolled from Antioch University New England.
2. Take off one semester by going on Interim Status. Because the curriculum is built around a required sequence of two-semester courses, this option is not recommended for the Fall or Spring semesters or for the summer after the first year of study. Students may take the summers between years two and three or three and four without difficulty, however, as the courses may be made up the following summer. To go on interim, submit a completed Change of Status form, to the Registrar by the registration deadline for the semester with appropriate payment (See Doctoral Level Fees). You are limited to a maximum of two interims or one interim and one leave of absence. If you fail to register after your second interim, you will be disenrolled from Antioch University New England.
3. (Clinical Psychology students Only) Register for workshops only as a Matriculated Student with Less than half-time status. This option allows students to maintain academic contact with the institution during a leave of absence of two or three semesters. Students will pay the regular Leave of Absence fee (See Doctoral Level Fees), in addition to the per credit charge for each workshop. If you register for, and then officially drop a workshop, the tuition paid will be credited to your student account.
   Please be aware that being a less than half-time student does not qualify you for either new guaranteed student loans or deferment of payment of previous loans.
4. (Clinical Psychology students Only) Request a Reduced Course Load for one year.In unusual circumstances, a student may be required by the Program, or request of the chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology or his designee to take a reduced load of four to six credits per semester for a year. The decision on requests for reduced course load rests with the department. The tuition charge will be based on a per credit fee. Students should be aware that this status will be allowed only in rare circumstances, and the year cannot usually be counted towards the four years of full-time study requirement.
5. Emergency Medical Leave for Dissertation Students Doctoral level students who have completed all required coursework and are working on dissertations are expected to register for dissertation advising each semester after completion of course work, and are not allowed to take semesters off through the interim or leave of absence procedure. The only exception to this policy is when a severe medical condition incapacitates a student from performing the research and writing necessary for work on the dissertation.In order to be eligible for medical interim, the student must submit a letter from his or her physician certifying the incapacity for academic work, along with a Change of Status form. Emergency medical leaves will be granted for only one semester at a time. If at the end of one semester the student is still unable to study, a new Change of Status form and accompanying new medical certification of incapacity must be filed. No more than three (3) semesters of medical leave will be granted.