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ACADEMIC AND FIELD WORK PERFORMANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
Section 502:  Regulations Governing Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, Probation and Dismissal

502.4 - Withdrawal

If a student whose academic and field work is in good standing withdraws, the official record of the School will indicate “Withdrawn.” If a student withdraws without the permission of the Associate Dean after a Review has been called but before the Review has been held, the official record of the School will indicate “Withdrawn Pending Review.” If a student withdraws with the permission of the Associate Dean after a Review has been called but before the Review has been held, the official record of the School will indicate “Withdrawn.” If a student withdraws after a Review has been called due to allegations of serious or substantial plagiarism, the official record of the School will indicate “Withdrawn.” If a student withdraws while on probationary status relating to fieldwork, the official record will indicate “Withdrawn on Probationary Status.” There is no probationary period for academic work under the Pass/Marginal Pass/Fail system.

A student who has withdrawn from the School is not automatically readmitted. An application for readmission must be made to the Committee on Admission, accompanied by new application materials covering only the period of time between withdrawal from the School and the new application for readmission. The Committee will review the application in the light of current admission policies, and with due regard to the circumstances surrounding the student's withdrawal.

A student who is readmitted to the School will be granted credit for completed academic and field units taken previously in the program only if no more than three years have elapsed since the date of the original withdrawal. This three-year period would include a Leave of Absence if one has been granted. However, given the special need for continuity between the academic and practice components of the program, in specific cases where students have withdrawn having completed only the first academic summer session it shall be left to the discretion of the Committee on Admission whether a student readmitted to the program would be required to repeat the first academic summer or could re-enter the program at the beginning of the fall placement period.

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