At NS, we understand that you may experience unexpected health concerns or other life events that may cause you to miss class or hand in work on time. The short-term student leave form lets you submit your request for short-term leave without documentation like a medical note.
The leave is meant for temporary situations that involve a brief period of absence for the following reasons:
• significant life event
• academic opportunity
• extracurricular opportunity
When the leave is planned, please submit the form a minimum of two weeks in advance. If an event occurs unexpectedly, please talk with Sam and Dan.
Use this form when:
- your leave is upcoming (do not use the form to cover a leave that has happened in the past);
- your leave does not fall in the exam period;
- our leave won't result in you missing a major in-class assignment, midterms/exams, or major assignments
while you are away.
Once you submit the form, please send a Slack to Sam and Dan to inform them that a form has been submitted.
Once you submit the form, Sam, Dan and NS Staff will review it and let you know if your leave is approved within three days.
If your leave is approved, it is your responsibility to share your leave dates with your small group leader. You are also responsible for catching up on the work that you have missed while you are away. Please discuss your plan with each instructor before your leave.