MSW Advising: On-Leave Procedures

Continuous Enrollment

To maintain graduate status, a student must be enrolled on a full-time, part-time, or official on-leave basis from the time of first enrollment in the Graduate School until completion of all requirements for the graduate degree. Registration is required when applying for the master's degree, filing the thesis, and receiving the degree. Summer quarter on-leave enrollment is automatic for all graduate students who were either registered or officially on leave the prior spring quarter. Failure to maintain continuous enrollment constitutes evidence that the student has resigned from the Graduate School. To be eligible for on-leave status, the student must have registered for, and completed at least one quarter in the University of Washington Graduate School. The student must also have been registered or officially on leave for the immediate past quarter (except summer).

To Apply for On-Leave Status

Meet the Deadline

A student's Petition for On-Leave Status must be approved by the director of the program and submitted no later than the tenth day of the quarter. If a student fails to maintain graduate status and wishes later to resume studies, s/he must consult with the director of the program on the process for reentry and file an application for readmission to the Graduate School.

Follow the Steps

1. Obtain a Petition for On-Leave Status from the Graduate Program Adviser in the Social Work Program Office located in WCG 203.
2. Complete all sections in the Social Work Program Office. Once the Graduate Program Adviser has reviewed it and obtained proper signatures, submit a $35 payment (personal checks or money orders only) payable to: University of Washington and the petition to the UW Tacoma Campus Cashier outside of MAT-354.. PLEASE NOTE: Tacoma students should not mail the form or fee to Schmitz Hall.
3. In order to process Petitions for On-Leave Status students must drop all courses on their current schedule. If assistance is needed, please see your Graduate Program Adviser.

To Return From On-Leave Status

Graduate students who are on leave are eligible to register for the quarter immediately following the expiration of the on-leave period, or any quarter during the leave period, without having to file a Returning Student Reenrollment Form.

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