Effective Date: 8/16/2012 Revised Date: 05-15-2019
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
DOCUMENT TYPE: policy
REVIEW PERIOD: 3 years
TITLE: Administrative Withdrawal Policy
PURPOSE: To set forth guidelines regarding administrative withdrawal from a degree program in the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences.
POLICY: Any student who fails to remain continuously enrolled in their degree program, and has not requested an official leave of absence by the last day to register for the semester as indicated on the academic calendar, will be administratively withdrawn from the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences. The Office of the Dean will notify the student of the withdrawal through the student’s official UMMC email account. Copies of the notification will be sent to the program director of the student’s academic program.
PhD students who have not met the publication requirement, but have met all other graduation requirements, will not be required to enroll in a formal course (booked) for up to one year.
SCOPE: All SGSHS students.