Involuntary Withdrawals and Leaves
If a leave of absence, withdrawal or exception to an academic or residential regulation is based upon medical or psychological factors, the Director of Student Health and/or the Director of Counseling and/or the Director of Residence Life and/or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will be involved through the Office of the Dean of Student Life and the Office of Academic Affairs. The Directors and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will usually also be involved in the readmission of any student who is granted a medical or psychological leave or withdrawal. The Director may recommend to the Dean of Student Life and/or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs a mandatory leave or withdrawal for medical or psychological reasons if it would be in the best interest of the student or the College. This action may be taken if, in the opinion of either Director or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, a student exhibits irresponsible or uncontrolled behavior, which creates or continues either unreasonable risk or clear and present danger to the physical or mental health of the student concerned or others. This mandatory leave or withdrawal will be implemented through the Office of the Dean of Student Life and/or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and is subject to administrative appeal to the Dean of the College, if the student so chooses.
Students who miss more than one-third of a term’s class meetings may be required to withdraw from the College if the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the student’s instructors agree that the student will not be able to make-up missed work in the class.