Leave of Absence/Withdrawing From School/Re-Enrollment
Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence/Withdrawing From School/Re-Enrollment
Policy on Leave of Absence from Graduate Studies
  1. Relevant Regulations: Section VI of Academic Regulations
  2. Responsible Divisions: Relevant registration divisions at Office of Academic Affairs
  3. Responsible Personnel: Staff at each counter
  4. Contact Phone Numbers:
    1. Graduate Academic Affairs Division: 33662388 ext. 402~419 (excluding graduate students from the College of Medicine and the College of Public Health) (Staff members)
      • Room 210, 2nd Floor, Administration Building, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106319
    2. Branch Office of Academic Affairs in the College of Medicine: 23123456 ext. 288027, 288025, 288024 (graduate students from the College of Medicine and the College of Public Health) (Staff members)
      • 3rd Floor, No. 1, Section 1, Ren’ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100
  5. Application Period:
    • Fall Semester: from July 15 until the last working day before the final examination week
    • Spring Semester: from February 1 until the last working day before the final examination week
  6. Notes:
    • Procedures for taking a leave of absence for the next semester cannot be processed during the current semester.
    • Leave of absence procedures can be handled by a proxy with a written authorization. However, the proxy must bring identification documents.
    • If the leave of absence is completed by the last working day before the start of classes of each semester, no tuition and fees are required; otherwise, tuition and fees must be paid, and refunds will be issued according to the refund standards set in the Academic Calendar after the leave of absence is completed.
    • New students who apply for a leave of absence on the registration day can choose not to pay tuition and fees, but will not be issued a student ID card.
  7. Leave of Absence Application Process:
    1. Apply Online for Leave of Absence
      • Log in to "myNTU"
      • Select "Student" → "NTU Life" → "Request for Leave of Absence"
      • For special leave of absence cases, please fill in the "Leave of Absence Application Form" and "Application Form for Graduate Students" (forms can be downloaded from the website of Graduate Academic Affairs Division)
    2. Print Out the Application Form
      • Online applicants must follow the instructions of the leave of absence application system and print out the application form
    3. Sign the Application Form
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Follow the instructions on the application form to get signatures from the required divisions; online applicants must also confirm that the required divisions have signed
    4. Complete Leave of Absence Procedures
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Take the student ID card and the signed leave of absence application form to Graduate Academic Affairs Division to complete the leave of absence procedures and receive the leave of absence certificate
    5. Pay Processing Fees
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Non-online applicants should take the refund slip to Cashier Division for refunds; for online applicants, the refunds will be returned to the designated financial institution approximately 15 working days after the application​​​​​​​