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<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">PhD Affairs Council</div></td> | <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">PhD Affairs Council</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">UNMC Student Handbook</div></td> | ||
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===Purpose=== | |||
=== | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Establishes criteria for the granting of a Leave of Absence (LOA) and deferral of admission. </p> | ||
===Scope=== | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to PhD students.</p> | |||
===Leave of Absence=== | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">PhD in nursing students may, under exceptional circumstances, be granted a Leave of Absence (LOA) from the College of Nursing, as noted in the UNMC Student Handbook.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">PhD in nursing students may, under exceptional circumstances, be granted a Leave of Absence (LOA) from the College of Nursing, as noted in the UNMC Student Handbook.</p> | ||
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procedures contained in this policy.</p> | procedures contained in this policy.</p> | ||
=== | ===Financial Aid Consequences of LOA=== | ||
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">The student is responsible for contacting the UNMC Office of Financial Aid to determine the financial | <p style="max-width:70em !important;">The student is responsible for contacting the UNMC Office of Financial Aid to determine the financial | ||
consequences of taking an LOA. For example, financial obligations regarding tuition payment and/or loan | consequences of taking an LOA. For example, financial obligations regarding tuition payment and/or loan | ||
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during a semester. Further information can be found in the UNMC Student Handbook.</p> | during a semester. Further information can be found in the UNMC Student Handbook.</p> | ||
=== | ===Deferral of Admission=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A student may defer admission for one or two semesters. Requests must be received in writing and addressed to the student’s faculty advisor and/or the Student Services Coordinator. The request must indicate to which semester the student would like to defer admission and include a detailed description of the rationale for requesting the deferral. '''The student is responsible for contacting the UNMC Office of Financial Aid to determine the financial consequences of deferring admission.''' After one year (two semesters, not including summer sessions) of deferral, a student must withdraw and re-apply.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A student may defer admission for one or two semesters. Requests must be received in writing and addressed to the student’s faculty advisor and/or the Student Services Coordinator. The request must indicate to which semester the student would like to defer admission and include a detailed description of the rationale for requesting the deferral. '''The student is responsible for contacting the UNMC Office of Financial Aid to determine the financial consequences of deferring admission.''' After one year (two semesters, not including summer sessions) of deferral, a student must withdraw and re-apply.</p> | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A student who has been granted a deferral is responsible for notifying the Student Services Coordinator of the intention to begin classes six weeks prior to the start of classes or as soon as possible.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A student who has been granted a deferral is responsible for notifying the Student Services Coordinator of the intention to begin classes six weeks prior to the start of classes or as soon as possible.</p> | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Future enrollment is dependent upon available slots in the class or cohort. In the event no room is available in the class or cohort during the semester in which the student plans to enroll, an extension of the deferral past two semesters may be granted. Upon enrollment following a deferral of admission, the student will be subject to all rules and regulations which pertain to the class he or she is joining. Those rules and regulations may differ from those applying to the class into which the student initially was accepted.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Future enrollment is dependent upon available slots in the class or cohort. In the event no room is available in the class or cohort during the semester in which the student plans to enroll, an extension of the deferral past two semesters may be granted. Upon enrollment following a deferral of admission, the student will be subject to all rules and regulations which pertain to the class he or she is joining. Those rules and regulations may differ from those applying to the class into which the student initially was accepted.</p> | ||