If you do not intend to register for a Fall or Spring term, please consider your leave of absence options:

AP.6.4.5 Graduate Student Parental Leave of Absence
AP.6.4.6 Graduate Student General Leave of Absence
AP.6.4.7 Graduate Student Medical Leave of Absence
Leaves due to U.S. military service should refer to the Military Activation Policy.
Students who need to take a leave prior to their first term of enrollment should refer to the deferral policy.

For more information on leaves of absence, please visit: https://graduate.gmu.edu/studying-here/graduate-policy-resources/graduate-leave-absence.

To submit a Leave of Absence request, please visit the Registrar's Forms Page: https://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/graduate/.

Exception Requests:

Students who have exhausted their Leave of Absence options may submit an exception request to CECGS via the Leave of Absence form. However, leaves, beyond the terms provided by University policy, require a substantially higher level of scrutiny. If the exception is supported by CECGS, the school will forward the request to the Provost’s Office for final consideration. If the exception request is denied by CECGS, the student has the right to appeal to the Provost’s Office. If a school supported exception request is denied by the Provost’s Office, the student has the right to appeal one-level beyond. For more information, please visit the Provost’s Office website.