If you plan to take a break from your studies and pause enrolling for the upcoming term, file for a Leave of Absence by following these steps:
- Fill out and submit the Application for Leave of Absence form.
- Your application will be processed. Wait for your Records Associate to send you the LOA form in PDF format.
- Secure your clearances and accountabilities listed in the form (for example, approval by your Academic Adviser, and clearance from the Benilde Well-being Center). Once completed, email it to your Records Associate for processing.
- The form only accepts responses during the LOA application schedule. You can check the schedule in the calendar of activities.
- If you have pre-enrolled subjects, apply for LOA before classes start so you won’t have to pay the 25% (first week) or 50% (second week) dropping fee. The terms you’re on LOA or AWOL are still counted towards your Maximum Residency Period.
- International students who plan to apply for LOA will also apply for the downgrading of their student visa. This is processed by the Compliance and Liaison Officer under the RO.
- For health and safety reasons, if you are pregnant, you will need to file for LOA in the terms you are expected to give birth and go through the required recovery period.
- If you’re a new student or a transferee, you will not file for LOA. You will withdraw your enrollment instead.
Note that if you don’t file for LOA, you will be considered to be on absence without leave (AWOL). This means that when you go back and enroll again, you’ll be paying a returning and reactivation fee. The College has the right to refuse readmission for students who have gone AWOL.
If you have additional questions, you may email your Records Associate.