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WITHDRAWAL AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE POLICIES
Voluntary Withdrawal from Individual Courses
A graduate student may voluntarily withdraw from any course or regular seminar at any time prior to the examination period, unless the professor has set, in writing, a different rule for withdrawal. A student desiring to withdraw from any course or from the Law Center must submit a request in writing to the Office of the Registrar. Notification to any other person or in any form other than in writing is not effective as official notice of intention to withdraw. A withdrawal is recorded on a student’s transcript either as a “withdrawal” or an “excused withdrawal.” After the fourth week of the semester, a withdrawal will be considered “excused” only under exceptional circumstances.
If a student properly withdraws from a course or from the Law Center under the prededing rules, refunds of tuition will be calculated, from the date the Office of the Registrar receives written notification, according to the Tuition Refund Schedule listed in the Tuition and Fees section of this Bulletin.
Note: Due to U.S. visa restrictions, international students who wish to withdraw from a course must first obtain approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs or an international student advisor in the Office of Graduate Programs.
Leaves of Absence
LL.M. students in good standing, both academically and financially, may request a leave of absence for up to one academic year from the Registrar or the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, or the Director of LL.M. Academic Services. The student requesting the leave must demonstrate that the degree can be completed within the allowed period of study, counting the time on leave of absence. See also Period of Study.
A leave of absence for longer than one year will not be granted for those LL.M. students who have not successfully completed a minimum of 10 academic credits. In addition, any LL.M. student with fewer than 10 academic credits who does not return to the program within the approved leave of absence period will be withdrawn from the program, subject to the readmission provision below.
Any LL.M. student with fewer than 10 academic credits who is absent from the Law Center longer than one year must reapply for reentry into the LL.M. program through the Office of Admissions. If granted readmission, up to 4 academic credits earned within the past three years at the Law Center will be applied toward the student’s LL.M. degree program. Furthermore, the student’s matriculation date will be his or her original matriculation date into the LL.M. degree program. LL.M. students readmitted to a degree program will still be required to graduate according to the Law Center’s rules on the Period of Study based on his or her original matriculation date. LL.M. students may not attend another law school while on leave without the prior written approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs.
Withdrawal for Failure to Register
A student who fails either to register or to obtain an approved leave of absence, regardless of the reason for that failure, will be withdrawn from the Law Center. This action will be noted on the student’s transcript. Such a student may not register for a subsequent semester without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. Permission to re-enroll will not be granted unless the degree can be completed within the maximum period of study allowed.
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