Dear Students

Please note that Leave of Absence (LOA) application should be made via the online LOA system. (http://www.ise.nus.edu.sg/beng_students/index.html)

Brief information on LOA:

Students may be granted leave for periods of absence for Medical, Academic or Personal reasons from the University. Students who are absent for an extended period without first obtaining approval for leave will be regarded as being absent without permission and are liable to have their registration status terminated.

Students who require leave of one semester or more should obtain approval in advance of the semester. If a student applies for leave of absence after the relevant fee payment deadline, he/she may be liable to pay fees for the entire semester. Students contemplating on applying for leave of absence are strongly advised to consult their academic advisor/mentor on the possible impact to their course of study. If during the period of leave of absence, rules relating to his/her candidature are amended, the student must expect to be governed under the amended rules upon his/her return from leave. For students away for IAP or SEP, school fees would still be payable, even if the leave period is of one semester or more (please check with the relevant offices as these do not fall under this category of Leave of Absence).

It is the student's responsibility to notify the relevant Departments/course instructors regarding absences from scheduled academic activities. While the student may not be barred from sitting for examinations, he/she could not use his/her absence as an excuse should he/she do badly in the continuous assessments or University examinations. 

During official University examination periods, no leave will be granted. However, students may request for special consideration due to medical and other emergencies by the Board of Examiners by submitting the appropriate form available from the Examination Directory for Students.

Please obtain more details on LOA from the following websites:

University: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/adminpolicy/LOA.html
Faculty: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/loa.html