Stopping Out and Readmission

Purpose

Provide students a process through which they can take a semester off of their studies and clarify when students must apply for readmission to the university.

Scope

Any student in an active program who chooses not to enroll for a semester.

Policy

Stopping Out and Readmission – Undergraduate

Students who opt to take a leave of absence from university enrollment are said to “stop out.” Any undergraduate student who has not been enrolled in Lindenwood courses for more than two semesters and who wishes to resume coursework must be readmitted to the university by submitting a new application to the Office of University Admissions. Any undergraduate student who has not been enrolled in Lindenwood courses for less than two semesters but has attended another institution during their absence must also be readmitted through the Office of University Admissions. Students who were suspended at the time of departure from the university must file an academic appeal. Review the Academic Appeal Requirement page on the university website for more information. Upon review of the new application, the admissions office will update the student’s profile in preparation for the student’s return to Lindenwood. Students will return to the university under the new catalog of re-entry. Students will be directed to contact their advisors to enroll in classes once the readmit process has been approved.

Readmission and Previously Earned Credits

Upon return from leave, a student’s previously earned credits in the major will be reviewed for approval by the department chair.

Any course or courses that must be repeated will be taken as special topics classes, and credit and GPA for such courses will count toward graduation.

Readmission and Institutional Aid

Students who stop out for two or fewer semesters are eligible for the same merit- and need-based grant they received prior to taking leave pending review of FAFSA results for the current year. All other institutional aid will be reassessed at time of reentry.

Students who stop out for more than two semesters will be assessed for merit and need-based aid using their cumulative college GPA and FAFSA results for the current year upon return to Lindenwood. If there are extenuating circumstances that warrant additional assessment, an appeal can be made to the Office of University Admissions.

Readmission and Catalog Requirements

Any student who is readmitted to the university after an absence of one term will be subject to the degree requirements outlined in the academic catalog under which the student was originally accepted to the university.

Any student who is readmitted to the university after an absence of one year or more will be subject to the degree requirements outlined under the academic catalog current at the time of the student’s return to the university.

Stopping Out and Readmission – Graduate

Graduate students who opt to take a leave of absence from the university are said to “stop out.” For requirements regarding readmission to the university, please see below.

Any graduate student who has not been enrolled in Lindenwood courses for more than two semesters and who wishes to resume coursework must be readmitted to the university by submitting a new application to the Office of University Admissions. Any graduate student who has not been enrolled in Lindenwood courses for less than two semesters but has attended another institution during their absence must also be readmitted through the Office of University Admissions. Students who were suspended at the time of departure from the university must file an academic appeal. Review the Academic Appeal Requirement page on the university website for more information. Upon review of the new application, the admissions office will update the student’s profile in preparation for the student’s return to Lindenwood. Students will return to the university under the new catalog of re-entry. Students will be directed to contact their advisors to enroll in classes once the readmit process has been approved.