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SOS supports students in processing Leave of Absence (LOA) requests due to extreme extenuating circumstances.

Please contact your Financial Aid Counselor and Student Accounts (studentaccounts@mica.edu) to discuss any potential financial impact a Leave of Absence may impose. Additionally, please refer to the MICA Refund Policy to check your eligibility for a refund. Refunds are based on a student's last day of attendance. Please note that not all non-MICA scholarships honor MICA's refund policy.

The purpose of a Leave of Absence is to allow a pause in your studies at MICA due to extreme extenuating circumstances. Students who pursue a Leave of Absence for this reason are eligible to return within 3 years, and are able to preserve certain MICA financial aid packages and scholarships.

In the first 5 weeks of the semester 

  • Students may be eligible for a refund per MICA’s refund policy. 
  • Students taking an LOA in the first five weeks of the semester fall within the MICA’s college-wide withdrawal period and will receive Ws on their transcripts for any classes in which they were enrolled. 
  • Students will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to MICA.

After the first 5 weeks of the semester 

  • No refund is available per MICA’s refund policy.
  • If a student has supporting documentation for a Leave of Absence, SOS will provide Medical Withdrawals for all courses in which the student is enrolled. Additionally, the student will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to MICA.
  • If a student can not provide supporting documentation for a Leave of Absence they may not be eligible to receive Medical Withdrawals for their classes. However, they can still take a LOA which will allow them to preserve eligible MICA financial aid and scholarship packages. The student will need to submit supporting documentation upon return from a LOA. Documentation should note that the student is in a position to return successfully to MICA.

Leave of Absence Request Form

The purpose of this form is to provide a secure and private platform for students to submit supporting documentation to request a Leave of Absence from the Office of Student Outreach and Support (SOS)

Return from a Leave of Absence Documentation Form

The purpose of this form is to provide a secure and private platform for students to submit supporting documentation to request to return to MICA following Leave of Absence (LOA) from the Office of Student Outreach and Support (SOS)

updated 08/2024