Leave of Absence (Academic)
Leave of absence (LOA) may be granted to a student for financial, personal, academic, student experience, medical, internship/employment, or other approved reasons.
Students interested in taking a Leave of Absence should contact the Student Success Specialist located in the Academic Success and Advising Center. Students are required to complete a leave of absence form in order for their leave to be processed and made official. On the form, the student must indicate the date of return and if that date changes, must notify the Academic Success and Advising Center in writing from their Centenary email.
Students in the School of Professional Studies must contact their Program Advisor.
A leave of absence may be extended for up to two consecutive semesters or 365 days from the date the leave of absence became effective. A student who is on a leave for more than the allotted amount of time will be administratively withdrawn from the University. Once a student is withdrawn from the University, if they wish to return at any time, they must reapply to the institution through the Admissions Office.
Students on a leave of absence can attend another institution. Credits from the institution will only be accepted by Centenary if the student receives preapproval from their academic advisor and submits the necessary paperwork to the Registrar’s Office to transfer those credits in.