Full-time students are expected to maintain continuous
registration throughout their degree program. Students leaving campus at the
end of a semester for study abroad, for military services, or other reasons
should notify the Office of Academic Services.Leave of Absence. Students who interrupt their registration
and plan to return at a specific time may take a leave of absence. Students who
leave campus before the end of the 12th week of the semester are eligible to
return the following semester without submitting an application for
reenrollment, providing they submit a formal withdrawal request to the Office
of Academic Services. Failure to attend class is not equivalent to a leave of
absence, and students will not receive an adjustment of charges or grades (see studentabc.rutgers.edu/withdrawals) unless a formal leave of absence is filed
with and approved prior to the 12th week of the semester. Students whose cumulative GPA
is below a 2.0 may be required to attend Rutgers Summer Session prior to
returning for a fall or spring semester.
Courses taken outside of Rutgers during a leave of absence
are considered transfer courses. For information on the transfer course
policies at the School of Arts and Sciences, please see the Transfer Credits section of the catalog.
Withdrawal. Students may submit a withdrawal for a
particular semester when a return date is not known or when there is not a plan
to return to the School of Arts and Sciences. Failure to attend class is not equivalent
to a withdrawal, and students will not receive an adjustment of charges or
grades (see http://studentaid.rutgers.edu/withdraw.aspx) unless a formal withdrawal is
filed with and approved prior to the 12th week of the semester.
Tuition Refund Dates. Students may use Webreg to drop
courses or cancel their schedule prior to the beginning of a semester and
receive 100% refund. Students cannot use the automated system to withdraw
completely from school. Students must notify the Office of Academic Services to
cancel their registration. The refund schedule for complete withdrawal is as
follows:
- First two weeks of classes - 80 percent
- Third and fourth week - 60 percent
- Fifth and sixth week - 40 percent
- Thereafter - 0
In all refund situations, the student fee and the computer fee are not refundable. Students cannot drop their last class via Webreg.
Reenrollment. Students in good academic standing who
interrupt their registration in the School of Arts and Sciences must
apply for reenrollment in order to reactivate their registration eligibility. Students who have left on probation or dismissal may be
asked to improve their average in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Summer Session
before returning. Any conditions established at the time of leaving must be met
before application for readmission is made. All financial holds must be resolved before returning students are able to register. The reenrollment form is available online at sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/forms.
Students who are eligible to return will be reenrolled in
the School of Arts and Sciences. Students will be held to all of the school's current degree
requirements. (Re)declaration of major and/or departmental certification is at
the discretion of the relevant academic department(s).
