Section 20.17.111. Leaves of absence.

	(a)  An institution allowing student leaves of absence is required to develop and publish a written leave of absence policy and leave of absence request form. The published policy must be made available to all prospective students before execution of their enrollment contract. At a minimum, the policy must establish  
		(1) the minimum and maximum leave of absence time periods;  
		(2) the types of allowable uses for a leave of absence;  
		(3) the effect of the leave of absence on the student's current enrollment and financial obligation to the institution;  
		(4) student responsibilities while on leave of absence;  
		(5) consequences of not returning at the designated end date of the leave of absence; and  
		(6) that the student must be in good academic standing in order to be approved for a leave of absence, unless institutional policy provides for the student to repeat the entire course, module, or program, as appropriate to the type of instruction and as approved by the commission, at no additional charge.  
	(b)  At a minimum, the leave of absence form must be executed by both the institution and the student, and must include:  
		(1) the start and end dates of the leave of absence;  
		(2) the purpose of the leave of absence;  
		(3) any revised completion date;  
		(4) any condition placed on the leave of absence; and  
		(5) any revised tuition cost.  
	(c)  Leaves of absence resulting in revised dates of enrollment or revised tuition costs must be accompanied by revised enrollment contracts or commission-approved alternative forms.  
	(d)  For purposes of this section, a leave of absence is an approved time away from instruction with an identified return time for completion of the instruction. Any additional cost or revised completion date must be identified at the time of approval of the leave of absence.  

Authorities

14.48.050;14.48.060

Notes

Authority

AS 14.48.050 AS 14.48.060

History

Eff. 4/20/2000, Register 154; am 12/29/2010, Register 196