Leave of Absence

LOA Financial Aid Requirements

The Financial Aid Office will process an LOA student in the same manner as a withdrawn or dismissed student, since the student’s financial aid will not continue during their leave of absence; the student will need to be re-packaged for financial aid when they return to the University.

• Students are advised that a Leave of Absence does NOT defer repayment of educational loans.
• A scholarship in good standing is placed on hold, as long as the student does not enroll in another school before returning to the University.

LOA Conditions

• Students may be concurrently enrolled in courses at other schools, but may not enroll in another degree-seeking program during the Leave Of Absence (LOA).
• Students will be able to access their Neumont email account.
• If an LOA is approved during a quarter, the student will be subject to the course add/drop and withdrawal policy.

• If the date of the LOA approval occurs before the Add/Drop deadline, the student will be "dropped" for their sprint 1 and quarter-long courses.
• Or for sprint 2 courses, if the date of the LOA approval occurs before the Course Adjustment Period deadline, the student will be “dropped” from their sprint 2-courses only;
• If the approval date occurs after the add/drop deadline, but during the period in which a student can withdraw from courses, the student will receive a W, WU or WS, in line with University policy;
• If the approval date occurs after a student may withdraw from a course, the student will receive a failing grade for each course.

Returning from an LOA

• Should a student need to extend their LOA, they will need to submit a new LOA application.
• Upon returning from an LOA, a student will be enrolled in a program and an available Course Catalog that is most beneficial to the student. This may not be the same program and Course Catalog in which the student was enrolled prior to the LOA; typically, the longer the LOA, the less likely it is that a student will return under the same Course Catalog.
• Students who do not return from an LOA by the date designated and are not granted an extension will be withdrawn or dismissed (depending upon academic or judicial status) from the University with their date of determination as the withdrawal date.
• If a student loses their LOA status and wishes to return to Neumont, they will need to file an application for re-entry.

Types of LOA

Type of LOA	Duration	Documentation Requirement
Medical	As determined by the student’s health care provider Not to exceed nine quarters	A letter from the attending health care provider outlining the expected duration of the LOA is required
Service (humanitarian or religious)	To equal length of service Not to exceed nine quarters	A document from the sponsoring organization outlining the reason for, type, and length of service
Military	As required by the student’s military orders Up to three years	A military LOA requires a copy of the student’s military orders outlining the duration of service
Personal	Not to exceed four quarters	A personal LOA may be for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, financial or family issues
Administrative	As determined by the Dean of Students Typically no more than three quarters	An Administrative LOA is initiated by the Dean of Students.  Reasons for an administrative LOA may include: Judicial suspension Course unavailability