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Terms of academic leave at the university. How to go to academia if there is no compelling reason for this

Anything can happen in life, and no one is immune from unpleasant life circumstances. However, they should not become a reason for refusing to receive higher education. For the most serious cases, there is such a cool thing as academic leave.

In what cases and for what reasons can you take academic leave, for how long, how many times and what documents are needed to take academic leave - this is an incomplete list of questions that we will try to clarify in our article.

Academic leave at the institute: reasons to take and justification

First you need to define this phenomenon:

Academic leave is a temporary break from study, agreed upon and approved by the university management. It can be obtained by any student with compelling reasons.

On what grounds can I take academic leave? This could be a serious illness, military service or pregnancy.

By the way, the right to use this service is granted at the legislative level. It is confirmed by clause 12, part 1, article 34 of the Law “On Education of the Russian Federation” No. 273-FZ of December 29, 2012.

Here are the main reasons to take a sabbatical:

medical conditions (for example, hiatal hernia),
family circumstances that may be an obstacle to learning (for example, caring for a disabled person),
military conscription.

Let's take a closer look at situations when you can take academic leave.

Medical indications

If you do not know whether it is possible to take an academic leave in your case, remember: you must have a conclusion from a medical commission for health reasons and the inability to continue your studies due to this.

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The most popular reason for students (or rather, female students) to take academic leave from university is pregnancy.

Family circumstances

Is it possible to take academic leave on a part-time or full-time basis at a college or institute, in a master’s program or just before graduating, if you have to care for a disabled relative? Yes, since this case is a family circumstance.

Other family circumstances include:

pregnancy,
childbirth,
child care up to 3 years old,
having a disabled parent or other family member over 3 years of age who needs constant care,
difficult financial situation, which does not allow paying for education.

Military conscription

Urgent conscription into the army is not carried out at the will of the student. And military service - required condition for all fit men of the state. Therefore, the student has every right to take academic leave.

But the case when a student can take an academic leave is more suitable for part-time students, since full-time students receive a legal deferment from military service until they complete their studies or are expelled.

However, if you really don’t want to go, but there is no reason for academics. there is no vacation, any man should know.

Procedure and terms for granting academic leave

How many times can you take academic leave? According to Order No. 455, you can take an unlimited number of academic leaves (by decision of the management of the institute or other educational institution). So when asked whether it is possible to take a second vacation immediately after the first, you can safely answer: “Yes!”

But regarding how many years a student can take an academic leave, there is a reservation: any of the leaves taken should not exceed 2 years. At the same time, paying students are not required to pay for their studies during this time.

Be careful! Many institutes have important rule when you can take academic leave at the university: the student should not have any academic debts.

True, this is not regulated by law in any way. So there may be options here. For example, they may not provide the vacation itself, but offer as an alternative:

transfer to the course below,
obtaining an academic degree vacation only after passing the “tails” before or after leaving school, etc.

What do you need to take a sabbatical?

How to take academic leave for family reasons, health or other reasons important reasons? It is necessary to collect a certain package of documents. For this you will need:

Application for academic leave written by the student (indicating the reasons).
Documents confirming the occurrence of difficult life circumstances listed above (summons, doctor’s certificate, etc.).

These documents must be taken to the rector’s office, where the documents and application will be reviewed within ten days. After this period, either a refusal with reasons or an order granting the requested leave will be granted.

More information about academic leave due to pregnancy

Is it possible to take academic leave if expelled? Yes, if at the time of expulsion you find out that you are pregnant! It's pretty good reason to receive leave both at school, and at a music school, and at work (although here it will be called not academic, but maternity leave).

But to get it future mom must perform certain actions, and promptly:

provide the dean's office with a certificate of pregnancy and a certificate in form 095/U, which will provide grounds for sending the pregnant woman to a second medical expert commission;
at the clinic at the place of residence or study, provide the following package of documents: student ID and grade book, certificate in form 095/U, extract from the medical card on registration for pregnancy;
pass the appointed expert commission;
submit the decision received by the commission to the university administration and write an application for academic leave.

Maternity leave is the only case when academic leave, if necessary, can be extended to 6 (!) years. The reason for this will be the need to care for the child.

In general, the process of obtaining documents for granting academic leave for medical reasons is the same, with only some features in the preparation of certificates (here the certificate must be issued in form 027/U).

Academic leave in 1st year

It is not indicated anywhere from which course the case for granting academic leave may arise. So if compelling reasons arise during the first year of study, the student has all the same rights as older students.

So, we have found out how to take academic leave at the institute in graduate school, for family reasons, part-time and full-time. But we would really like to see that there are never difficult circumstances in your life that could force you to stop or delay your studies. In any case, remember: there is always a student assistance service near you that will not stand aside!

Elena / 11/17/2009, 04:46

Anna / 12/03/2015, 12:52

I entered the institute in absentia on a paid basis, remotely. But now I understand that I can’t cope with the workload, as I have a small child. I have already paid for the autumn semester, if I pick up the documents, they will return the money to me or not. Or is it better to take an academic leave.

Olga / 05/14/2010, 07:13
/ 24.11.2010, 00:27

Sergey‚ juris / 10/02/2012, 22:07

If you give the rector a blowjob, then this will be the best reason

Vitaly / 05/16/2011, 14:21

Anton / 06/02/2013, 13:24

2 years have passed, I wonder if you were drafted into the army or not? And what have you got with military department? I have a similar situation, so I'm interested.

/ 09.06.2011, 15:46

Oops / 07/01/2011, 09:01

you can recover, but only again in the second year, if those whom you cared for were disabled people of groups 2 and so on (and there is certificates for this) and they must be members of your family. the reason will be that you were their guardian and therefore could not pass the session.

Shonchalai / 08/07/2014, 20:28

Hello. I have a similar situation with you. And I would like to know if you were allowed to do it as you intended? To restore in September to that group, that is.

Vera / 11.28.2011, 16:37
hope / 02/24/2012, 14:04
Alena / 02/26/2012, 00:30
Alena / 03.28.2012, 17:40
Alice / 04/16/2012, 18:27
Olga / 05/17/2012, 12:10
Olesya / 07/16/2012, 13:26

Irina / 09/07/2012, 16:55

Olesya, tell me, did you find the answer to your question?

Nastya / 11/18/2012, 13:54
Anna / 07/13/2014, 14:37
Anton Petrov, MAI.Exler.ru

During the semester, you attended the institute poorly (to be honest, you didn’t visit it at all, not even the labs), you don’t know many of the teachers by sight, and you started to forget the name of the deputy dean. Deep down, you feel that the session will be so-so, if you are allowed into it at all. But you reject thoughts of going to the academy (or, God forbid, expulsion), because you have not yet sunk to the point of staying for repeat studies. They say that in the second year only complete slobs and losers remain, and you will somehow get through the session.

Nothing like this. Don't give up. You never know how life will turn out. But the fact that during the semester no one thinks about the academy is true. Everyone hopes for a favorable outcome. Maybe you'll get lucky. Suddenly everything will go away by itself for free. As a rule, everything doesn’t work out for free on its own, and at the beginning of the session the deputy dean hints to you that if you don’t go to the academy, you’ll have to say goodbye to the institute for an indefinite period. This is how you come to the conclusion that being an academic is serious and quite real.

How to take a sabbatical? How, to whom and for what is it given?

It’s very simple, but it won’t make it any easier for you. Academic leave is not given to anyone who wants it. It is given only for a good reason: either illness or family circumstances. Officially, you cannot go to academia for money. Bring a certificate that you were sick, please leave. Difficult family circumstances? (Very vague concept.) Of course, take a vacation. Just be sick for at least 28 school days during the semester, but the fact that you came home drunk and were scolded by your parents is not a family circumstance. Or rather, not the one for which you are entitled to an academic degree.

If you haven't been sick for a month, if your house hasn't burned down or died close relative, then you won’t see the academician. But you need it, don't you? Therefore, you will have to take it illegally. That is, you will still have to take it legally, but you will have to present fake documents confirming your good reason.

What's wrong with fake documents? And the fact that they may not be accepted, rightly doubting their authenticity. What's wrong with that? Well, they will say that the documents are fake or made illegally. Think about it, I'll bring others. But no. There will be no second attempt here. Because you will suffer severe punishment for the fact that the documents are not real. How severe it will be depends on the mood of the decision maker. Either expel you to hell without the possibility of reinstatement, or expel you, but with the right to reinstate. By and large, both options are bad, because no one will give you a deferment during your recovery, and you find yourself defenseless before the military registration and enlistment office.

Option one. Help purchased through an ad.
The most unreliable. Where is the guarantee that the certificate is real and in some way taken from an existing clinic, and not printed on a printer? You can verify this when meeting with the seller. Printed certificates should be immediately rejected, because later in the dean’s office there will be a high probability that the difference between your certificate and all the others gathering dust in the deputy dean’s desk drawer is too obvious.

Did you know
The certificate from the deputy dean goes to the dean, from him to the human resources department of the institute, where, in addition to the secretary of the human resources department, it will be reviewed by the institute lawyer, and there (it is possible) a request will be made to the clinic: whether such a certificate really took place, from there it will go where -something else where it will be stored along with your application. The more unnatural the certificate looks, the more likely it is that it will be “killed” in the first office.

So, you have a certificate from an existing clinic in your hands. It bears the stamp of the clinic, a triangular seal “For sick leave” and a round seal of the attending physician. All you have to do is make a diagnosis and the timing of the illness.

Did you know
The certificate must be in form 095/U “On temporary disability” (student, technical school student, etc.). All inscriptions on the certificate are written in a special “medical” handwriting: feminine, fast and incomprehensible. The certificate number usually consists of two or three digits. If there are several certificates (after ARVI you managed to get a complication and get acute bronchitis), then the numbers on them should not be adjacent, but close to each other. For example: 122 and 131. Basically, of great importance this does not have, but if there is such a possibility, then set the dates of severe and prolonged illness so that they fall within the semester, the test week and the beginning of the session; the situation looks more advanced.

There was a case
One of my friends naturally fell ill with an acute respiratory infection and brought a doctor’s certificate to the “war”. The case is quite ordinary, if not for one “but”. The certificate was number 666.

What diagnosis to make? Decide for yourself. Don’t try to invent exotic diseases like St. Vitus’s dance or tropical fever: most likely there will be a special approach to them and the subsequent finding out where you managed to pick up this kind of rubbish. ARVI and acute respiratory infections with complications, influenza (look at the time of year - in the summer the flu is alarming) and acute bronchitis are completely neutral.

Option two. The help is as real as it gets.
You are lucky, you have an acquaintance at the clinic (without an acquaintance, no doctor will write you a real certificate unless he wants to lose his accreditation). In this case, you can write any diagnosis; in case of doubt, the same acquaintance will help you confirm the accuracy of the certificate; from a broken leg to pneumonia.

Before submitting a certificate to the dean's office, it must be certified at polyclinic No. 44 (Fakultetsky lane, 10, tel.: +7 499 158-95-00), to which MAI is attached. But here, too, not everything is so simple: no more than two months should pass from the day the certificate is issued to the day it is certified. Otherwise, no one will certify it to you, because all the deadlines have expired. To the question “Why?” except for the answer “Where were you before?” you are unlikely to achieve anything. Therefore, do not miss the moment of making a decision about the academic: if you decide on it too late, then the certificate for which you were sick during the semester will not be certified to you.

By the way, there are certificates with stamps from clinic No. 44. At first glance, they greatly simplify the situation: you don’t need to certify anything, since the stamp of the desired clinic is already there. But this also has its downside. The HR department makes a call to the “sponsored” clinic, after which your idea crumbles to dust.

In order for the certificate to be certified, you need to bring an extract from the medical record of the institution where you were treated. This will prove the legal origin of the certificate. If the certificate is purchased, then you will have to suffer with the extract: where you will get it is unknown. The second option is advantageous in all respects: bringing a doctor’s note from a friend is as easy as getting a certificate from him.

With a certified certificate, feel free to go to the dean’s office and present it to the deputy dean. In the dean's office you will write a standard application for academic leave. The Deputy Dean will put his visa on it (will write something like “Provide academic leave"). With an endorsed application and registration certificate, you go to the military registration desk (third floor of the State Civil Aviation Commission), which is open very pretentiously: from 13:00 to 16:00, except Fridays, where you receive a small and nondescript rectangular stamp on your application. The next step is also simple: again to the deputy dean, along with him and the documents to the dean. You leave all your wealth, acquired through dishonest labor, with the dean; the rest will be done for you. All you have to do is come to the deputy dean in a week and make sure that the rector’s order to grant you academic leave has already been issued.

Despite the fact that academic leave is issued for a good reason, no one will teach you for free for the same semester. Vacation must either be worked out or paid if there is no time to work or it’s simply a waste of time. Working out is low-intellectual work, expressed, for example, in cleaning the territory. Have you seen students sweeping leaves in the fall and removing snow in the winter? That's right, that's what they are, the sick ones. The payment is calculated using a tricky formula (the amount is not taken from the ceiling and is individual for each student) and amounts to approximately 100 US dollars.

Next time we will tell you how to successfully return from a gap year.

You won't be able to take a sabbatical from work. However, usually, when looking for an answer to this question, what they actually mean is not academic leave, but student (study) leave. There is simply a substitution of concepts. Below we will figure out what the difference between them is.

What is a sabbatical leave?

Speaking in simple words, academic leave or, as students say, “academic” is the student’s right to interrupt the educational process for a certain period, which cannot exceed 24 months. You cannot take academic leave at work - it is provided by the educational institution, not the employer. This right is given to students by clause 12 of Art. 34 laws on education.

A person who has taken an academic leave continues to be considered a student of this educational institution and enjoys the corresponding privileges, for example, preferential travel on public transport. However, he cannot take part in the educational process.

Grounds for academic leave

The circumstances on the basis of which students of technical schools, universities and colleges are granted this right are determined by the Ministry of Education and Science, specifically by Order No. 455 of June 13, 2013:

medical indications - the presence of a disease that prevents further education will have to be confirmed by a doctor’s report and all related certificates must be provided;

family circumstances - this includes pregnancy, leave to care for a sick child or close relative - the grounds will also have to be confirmed with documents: any paper that has legal force- certificate from a gynecologist, medical card a relative, a certificate from a doctor stating that the patient needs care;

call for conscript service- a summons from the military registration and enlistment office indicating the place and period of service will be required;

exceptional cases - the death of one of the close relatives: mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother or grandfather; internship abroad and others.

Academic leave can be taken as many times as you like. As a rule, its duration is 1-2 years. Later, the vacation can be extended, but you will have to provide all documents again for confirmation.

Keep in mind that, just like at work, no one will sign your application for academic leave without sufficient grounds. The last word in this matter remains with the rector.

Is it always beneficial to take a sabbatical?

Taking “academic” is not always the best solution. For example, when a child is born, lawyers do not advise taking out an academic leave. You can go on maternity leave at work. But in order not to lose your place of study, it is more profitable to take out parental leave - this possibility is also provided for by law.

Only in this case will the young mother receive social benefits. It may not be a lot of money, but it obviously won’t be superfluous. And during the period of academic leave they do not even pay a stipend.

The only advantage of “academic” is that you don’t have to pay for training during this period, and the student retains his place. Later he will be able to continue his education from the semester where he left off.

By the way, in many educational institutions there is an unspoken rule: academic leave is granted only after passing the intermediate session. This is convenient for students and teachers: they do not have to continue studying from the middle of the semester.

Also, one should not take the “academic” course as an opportunity to “opt out” of being drafted for military service. During the period of academic leave, the student loses the right to a deferment from the army. If, according to the conclusion of the medical commission, he is found fit, then the “academician” will go to serve.

However, there are situations when you cannot do without a break in your studies. For example, it is not easy for a full-time student to get a job. After all, most of the day is occupied with training. And hiring an employee for several hours a day is unprofitable for an employer. A situation arises when a student is forced to interrupt his studies due to a difficult financial situation.

A certificate for academic leave from work will confirm the availability of a workplace assigned to the employee. The dean's office may consider this as a basis.

Only the difficult ones will also have to be confirmed: provide certificates of parents’ salaries, a certificate from the fund social protection population to recognize a low-income family, an application for academic leave from work and other documents confirming the availability of a job and the need to work. How to document this? What other documents are needed, for example from work?

Application for academic leave: sample

To take an “academic student”, you will have to write an application addressed to the head of the educational institution and attach all supporting documents. These include a certificate from work for academic leave (a sample can be obtained from educational institution), extracts from medical documents and others. The application and documents must have legal force, i.e. be correctly executed. A sample application is shown in the photo below.

The final decision remains with the administration of the university or college. It must be accepted within 10 days from the date of application.

“Iron” reasons for academic leave are usually considered:

conscription;
pregnancy and child care;
medical indications.

The more convincing the evidence presented, the higher the chances of getting a break and retaining your place of study. Attach all available medical certificates, an application for academic leave from work, documents proving the illness or death of a close relative.

By the way, students of the commercial department are exempt from paying tuition fees during their academic leave. However, the head of the educational institution has the right to refuse if he finds your arguments not convincing enough.

What is student leave?

The relationship between employer and employee is regulated by the Labor Code. At work, academic leave is out of the question. After all, this concept has nothing to do with labor relations.

When asked whether it is possible to take a sabbatical leave from work, it is usually we're talking about about student It is used for passing final tests, laboratory and coursework.

In this case, the relations of the parties are regulated by Art. 173-177 of the Labor Code. And in the case where the training programs do not have state accreditation, employment contract.

Thus, you can take a student leave at work, but not an academic leave. However, they are often confused with each other. For example, without understanding the meaning of the concepts, they ask how academic leave is paid at work.

Duration of student leave

The duration of additional leave depends on the type of education received and the stage of the educational process. For correspondence and part-time training:

when receiving higher education with a bachelor's, specialist's or master's degree, in the first and second year the employee receives 40 days, and from the third year onwards - 50 days, additional leave for each course;

When completing residency, postgraduate and assistantship internship programs, students receive additional leave for a period of 30 calendar days within calendar year;

employees receiving a candidate or doctorate degree are entitled to additional leave for a period of 3 or 6 calendar months, respectively. This happens in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation (Resolution No. 409 of 05/05/2014);

When receiving secondary specialized education in the first and second year, the employee receives 30 days of additional leave for each course, and from the third year onwards - 40 days for each course.

In addition, full-time and part-time students can take advantage of additional leave to pass final exams and defend a diploma.

The deadlines depend on the curriculum and cannot exceed:

4 months upon receipt of higher education;
2 months upon receipt of secondary specialized education.

But that's not all. At the request of the employee, 10 months before defending his diploma, the working day can be reduced by 1 hour. Thus, the employee receives 1 additional day off per week.

How does an employer pay for student leave?

An additional day off to prepare for the defense of a diploma is paid in the amount of 50% of the average wages employee. At the request of the employer, during the period of preparation of the employee to defend his diploma, he may be given 2 additional days off per week, but this time unpaid.

The employer will also pay half of the cost of travel to the place of study, but only once a year.

In addition, during the period of student leave, the employee retains his average salary.

It should be noted that this is only true for part-time and part-time students. When studying full-time, the procedure for paying for student leave is determined by the employment contract: by law, the employer is not obliged to pay for these days.

Please keep in mind that personal income tax is withheld from the calculated amount.

These guarantees are provided to the employee Labor Code and the employer has no right to contradict him. Keep in mind that average earnings must be calculated and paid before the start of the vacation, but it does not say how many days before the start. Therefore, an employee often receives money on the last working day before school leave.

What should you pay attention to if you are planning to take a leave of absence?

It’s just not always possible to take advantage of these guarantees. To be eligible for them, education at the appropriate level must be obtained for the first time. However, there is one important nuance here that is often forgotten.

In a situation where an organization sends an employee for training, additional education It doesn't have to be the first time. But all aspects of granting leave and paying for it must be discussed with the employer in advance - when signing the student agreement.

Another important nuance is that the right to benefits is provided only at the main place of work. If a person works somewhere else part-time, at the second place of work he will have to take leave at his own expense.

It is advisable to provide for and stipulate this situation in the employment contract. Otherwise, providing leave at your own expense is the right, but not the obligation of the employer.

It's a different matter when it comes to granting student leave. Based on the summons certificate, the employee may not go to work even without the employer’s consent. But only on condition that all documents are prepared properly.

No production necessity can serve as a basis for refusing to grant an employee student leave.

In addition, in order to get a job, workers often agree to unfavorable conditions specified in the employment contract and a “gray” salary in an envelope. In this case, if student leave is granted, it will be paid at the official rate specified in the contract. And the employee will not see the money that is usually handed over in an envelope.

Such behavior deprives employees of legal rights and guarantees, so lawyers always advise reading the employment contract carefully and not making concessions to dishonest employers. It is better to miss a vacancy than to prove your rights in court for years. Moreover, it is expensive and often futile.

How to apply for student leave?

To receive student leave, you will have to take a certificate of summons from the educational institution. This document specifies the period for which the employee should be granted leave.

However, it cannot be more than specified in the law, unless otherwise provided by the employment contract between the employee and the employer. The procedure is as follows:

write an application addressed to the head of the organization, attach to it a certificate of summons from the educational institution and submit it to the personnel department of the enterprise against signature;

the HR department issues an order in the established form, signed by the manager;

The accounting department calculates average earnings and prepares the corresponding pay slip;

data on the provision of study leave must be recorded in the employee’s personal file and time sheet.

Each stage must be monitored personally so that there are no unpleasant surprises later.

Let's sum it up

Don't confuse the 2 at all different concepts: academic and student leave. The educational institution sends the student on academic leave, in particular, so that he can improve his difficult financial situation.

During the period of academic leave, the student is not awarded a scholarship and cannot take part in the educational process. There is also no need to pay for training. However, he retains his student status and can enjoy the corresponding benefits.

An educational institution has the right to provide financial assistance to a student if he finds himself in serious life situation: I had an accident, lost my only breadwinner, was diagnosed with a serious illness and required expensive treatment. However, this is a right, not an obligation of the educational institution.

During an academic leave, a student loses the right to a deferment from the army. If, according to the conclusion of the medical commission, he is found fit for military service, he will go to serve.

As a rule, academic leave will not be denied for medical reasons in the event of conscription for military service. The decision on other grounds provided by law is made by the rector. Above we also looked at what an application for academic leave looks like.

At work, student leave is provided to employees who combine paid work and study. In this case, the law provides for a number of restrictions, which are also discussed above. In other cases, the employer cannot refuse to provide such leave to the employee. At the same time, the employee retains his average earnings, but only if he studies part-time or full-time. correspondence department.

In the case where an employee is studying full-time, the relationship is regulated by an employment contract. Unless otherwise provided in it, the employee’s average earnings are not retained.

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Studying at the institute does not always go smoothly. Life circumstances force me to interrupt my studies in order to return and finish curriculum after solving the problem. Since it is not always possible to get an academic leave, it is necessary to study the grounds for which a temporary break is allowed, and also find out the student’s procedure.

Legislation on academic leave: what to follow

As the name suggests, academic leave is granted to a student studying at an educational institution in order to resolve temporary difficulties that do not allow him to continue his studies under current conditions.

When determining how to formalize using the right to take an academic degree, they proceed from the provisions of Law No. 273-FZ (“On Education”). The provisions of the law give the student the right to receive an education and the obligation to fully master the program provided for by a specific specialty. The student is also required to coordinate his actions with the rules in force within the educational institution.

Since students are required to attend classes and take part in the life of the university, there must be valid, documented reasons for absence. When a student does not attend lectures due to illness (for example, a cold or viral infection), from a medical institution provide a certificate confirming the diagnosis and the person’s inability to attend school within the specified period of time. A similar document is needed if the illness is prolonged and the student needs long-term treatment.

The law does not differentiate between college and university requirements. The process of preparing documents for the university confirming the presence good reasons, established by a separate Order of the Ministry of Education No. 455. Students undergoing 2-5 years of study will be able to receive an exemption from the educational process for 1 year or longer. If the duration of study does not exceed 12 months, there is no point in providing an academy.

The right to register a temporary absence is exercised at any time during the period of study, without forgetting to take into account the possible specifics of the program. For example, having left for the academy in the middle of the semester, they return to study, starting over from the last academic period (i.e. in those subjects that the student did not have time to pass before leaving).

Is it possible to apply for no reason?

The right to academic leave is fixed in paragraph 12 of part 1 of Art. 34 Federal Law No. 273, however, a student of a secondary technical or higher institution will be able to use it if he provides documentary evidence of compelling circumstances.

According to Order 455 of the Ministry of Education, adopted on June 13, 2013, such situations include the following formulations when you can take academic leave from the university:

according to the conclusion of doctors;
due to family circumstances in which continuation of studies is temporarily impossible;
Military service.

These formulations hide the personal situation that the student faced. Having issued the leave properly, he will be able to continue his studies from the moment of interruption, from those academic disciplines that he studied before going on leave, or if there are debts. The student has the right to move on to the program of the next semester if the subjects were passed before leaving and the last session is closed.

You shouldn’t just give up studying without a reason and expect to return to university. The administration has the right to expel a student for absenteeism if, before being absent, the student does not agree with the academician, confirming the weight of the reasons with certificates and documents.

Depending on the justification, the final list of papers attached to the application will vary.

There are some nuances in the procedure:

Leave according to doctors' indications. Unsatisfactory state of health due to illness, in which it is impossible to study, exacerbations due to chronic diagnoses, surgical operations, rehabilitation period due to an injury, deterioration of health with the need for long-term recovery.
Family circumstances include pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum periods, caring for a newborn and until the child reaches 3 years of age. A temporary break is allowed if a family member in the student’s family is seriously ill, or if it is necessary to organize care for a child with a disability upon reaching the 3rd birthday. Family circumstances also include serious need, which does not allow paying for studies.
For the army. While full-time students are given a deferment, there is no such concession for part-time students. The rector's office agrees on a break during service for correspondence students.

In agreement with the administration of the institution, the student indicates other reasons as the basis for the academic. For example, when planning a long-term internship abroad or due to natural Disasters or emergency circumstances.

It is necessary to understand that any reason specified in the application requires written confirmation in the form of a certificate, referral, or other document.

Leave to eliminate educational debts is not provided for by law. If an attempt is detected to use an academic to pass the “tails” in several disciplines at once, the student faces expulsion.

When trying to recover from a dropout, returning to school is much more difficult.

Registration procedure

You can use the right within a strictly specified time interval. The university management has the right to agree on several deferments, each lasting 2 years. However, the specific conditions depend on the circumstances.

More often, students need from 6 months to 1 year to solve temporary difficulties, however, when planning the birth of a child, some students take a vacation that reaches a total of 6 years.

Preparing documents

To apply to the rector's office, an application is prepared and supporting documents are attached to it.

Applications may include pregnancy certificates, medical reports, summonses from the military registration and enlistment office, depending on the cases in which leave is required.

It should be noted that the university reserves the right to consider the application within 10 days, after which an order will be issued for the student to go on academic leave due to the circumstances specified in the application.

How to write an application

Since the academic application is the main document for approval, it is necessary to draw up the paper correctly, defining in advance:

a reason that will prove the strength of the student’s arguments;
applications that may be required for argumentation.

You can use the form by downloading it above, or draw up the required application for academic leave on the university letterhead; the sample will help you cope with the proper entry of information in accordance with the format.

There are some requirements for the structure of the application related to the inclusion of mandatory items:

Information about the university, the exact name and name of the addressee ((full name of the dean).
Information about the applicant-student (full name, faculty, course, contact information about the person).
Reasons for leave. It is drawn up in the text part of the application. In addition to the reason itself, indicate the duration of the upcoming absence, i.e. How long does an academic take?
In conclusion, the student signs with a transcript, date, and also lists a list of documents that prove the presence of a good reason.

It will not be possible to apply for a temporary break from studies without certificates confirming the presence of serious reasons for which study is impossible.

Academic leave due to pregnancy

There are difficulties when applying for academic leave for each of the reasons specified in the application. For example, a student often goes on vacation due to pregnancy and upcoming birth.

To approve an academic appointment for pregnancy you need:

Prepare and submit to the rector’s office a certificate from doctors in form 095 and a document confirming pregnancy.
Based on the request, a referral to the MEC (medical commission) will be issued.
A commission is held at the place of registration or at the clinic to which the university is attached. For her, you will need to prepare a record book, a student ID, an extract from the consultation on registering a pregnant woman, and certificate 095-u.
After the doctors’ decision is received, it is submitted to the rector’s office along with a prepared application.

Since after pregnancy a woman has the right to go on academic leave to care for a child, the break period can be increased.

There are no clear requirements for the procedure for approving academic leave for family reasons due to the heterogeneity of facts that make studying impossible. An application with such wording must be previously agreed upon with the university management (rector or authorized official) and clarified on how to obtain academic leave from the university. If the reason is related to financial problems, to confirm, contact the social security authorities at your place of residence.

Studying at a university is a long process, during which various unseen circumstances. If completed correctly, students have the right to receive a temporary break from the educational process by providing supporting certificates and an application. Since difficult moments often arise in life, it is not recommended to delay your studies and use academics frequently. The faster education is completed, the faster the student will be able to work full time and become financially independent.

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