As a student, you might be considering whether taking a leave of absence from the university is the right decision for you based on your individual circumstances at this time. The Center for Academic Success understands the various reasons why you might need to take some time away and has outlined steps below to help you make an informed decision — and how to reenroll in classes when you return.
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2033"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.rev.1624845955.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.rev.1624845955.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.rev.1624845955.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.rev.1624845955.jpg" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2033_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2338.rev.1624845955.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2101_stuservices-header.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2101"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2101_stuservices-header.rev.1624887388.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2101_stuservices-header.rev.1624887388.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2101_stuservices-header.rev.1624887388.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="515" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="695" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.JPG" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image1974"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.rev.1624845905.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.rev.1624845905.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.rev.1624845905.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.rev.1624845905.JPG" alt="CEER 2019" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1974_FamilyWeekend-CEER-635_2019.rev.1624845905.JPG 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2094"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.rev.1624886416.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.rev.1624886416.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.rev.1624886416.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.rev.1624886416.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2094_2014_Aerials_P1070644_097263.rev.1624886416.jpg 2x" data-max-w="2400" data-max-h="1350" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2031"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.rev.1624845953.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.rev.1624845953.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.rev.1624845953.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.rev.1624845953.jpg" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2031_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2309.rev.1624845953.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.JPG" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image71"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.rev.1617902341.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.rev.1617902341.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.rev.1617902341.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.rev.1617902341.JPG" alt="" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/71_CampusBeauty-HN-7756-May2020.rev.1617902341.JPG 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.JPG" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2011"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.rev.1624845933.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.rev.1624845933.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.rev.1624845933.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.rev.1624845933.JPG" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2011_CampusBeauty-HN-7757-May2020.rev.1624845933.JPG 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image80"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.rev.1617902344.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.rev.1617902344.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.rev.1617902344.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.rev.1617902344.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/80_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2320.rev.1617902344.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2029"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.rev.1624845951.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.rev.1624845951.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.rev.1624845951.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.rev.1624845951.jpg" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2029_Fall_Campus_Beauty_2020_2297.rev.1624845951.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2134" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.JPG" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2002"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.rev.1624845925.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.rev.1624845925.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.rev.1624845925.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.rev.1624845925.JPG" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2002_CampusBeauty-HN-7537-May2020.rev.1624845925.JPG 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/1654_financial-services-header.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image1654"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1654_financial-services-header.rev.1624373659.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1654_financial-services-header.rev.1624373659.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1654_financial-services-header.rev.1624373659.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="515" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="551" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image2038"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.rev.1624845961.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.rev.1624845961.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.rev.1624845961.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.rev.1624845961.jpg" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/2038_2021_GW_SU_Serve-184.rev.1624845961.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image1988"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.rev.1624845914.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.rev.1624845914.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.rev.1624845914.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.rev.1624845914.jpg" alt="Campus Beauty" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1988_SU_Campus_Beauty-262.rev.1624845914.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/889_SeniorHike.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image889"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/889_SeniorHike.rev.1622659095.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/889_SeniorHike.rev.1622659095.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/889_SeniorHike.rev.1622659095.jpg" alt="A group of students pose for a photo atop Mt. Mahanoy after the Senior Hike" width="1200" height="515" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="515" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
- <a href="/live/image/gid/6/width/650/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image1998"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.rev.1624845922.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.rev.1624845922.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.rev.1624845922.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.rev.1624845922.jpg" alt="Chapel at night" width="1200" height="515" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/1200/height/515/crop/1/1998_SU_Campus_Beauty-457.rev.1624845922.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a>
Withdrawal and Leave of Absence
Revised Feb. 4, 2021
Jan. 29, Friday
Drop/Add deadline for first 7-week and 14-week courses.
Feb. 2, Tuesday
Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) option in a first 7-week course. Last day to declare a course audit.
Feb. 3, Wednesday
Regular withdrawal deadline for first 7-week courses; last day to cancel S/U option for a first 7-week course.
Feb. 5, Friday
Last day to declare an S/U option in a 14-week course.
Feb. 12, Friday
Regular withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses; last day to cancel S/U option for a 14-week course; extended withdrawal deadline for first 7-week courses (first-semester, first-year students only**)
Feb. 26, Friday
Late withdrawal deadline for first 7-week courses (see details below*).
March 5, Friday
Extended withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses (first-semester, first-year students only**).
March 19, Friday
Drop/Add deadline for second 7-week courses.
March 23, Tuesday
Last day to declare S/U option for a second 7-week course; last day to declare course audit for second 7-week course.
March 24, Wednesday
Regular withdrawal deadline for second 7-week courses; last day to cancel S/U option for a second 7-week course.
April 2, Friday
Late withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses*. Extended withdrawal deadline for second 7-week courses (first-semester, first-year students only**)
April 16, Friday
Late withdrawal deadline for second 7-week courses (see details below*).
*Late withdrawal policy: students are allowed to take a late withdrawal from a total of 12 semester hours of coursework during their Susquehanna career. To take advantage of this late withdrawal option, students must complete and return to the Registrar’s Office the Late Withdrawal Approval form (available at the Registrar’s Office).
** Regular withdrawal for new first-semester first-year students only. Students must complete and return a form which is available at the Registrar’s Office.
For more information about the Medical Leave of Absence and Involuntary Health-Related Withdrawal policy, click here.