After matriculation, students may login to Student Portal OASIS (https://smu.sharepoint.com/sites/oasis) to refer to the guidelines:
Navigation Path: OASIS > Finance & Admin > Absence & Withdrawal > Leave of Absence
Students may request a Leave of Absence if personal or professional circumstances have them temporarily unable to continue their studies. A Leave of Absence allows students to temporarily suspend courses for a defined period of time and may begin only after completing a current term of study.
A Leave of Absence will not count towards the candidature for a programme. However, the maximum period of leave that can be granted by the programme office is one year. A student's candidacy at SMU lapses automatically if he/she does not return within one year. If a student is not enrolled in any course and not on leave of absence in a term, SMU reserves the right to dismiss the student from the programme of study.
To request a Leave of Absence, students are to apply online (see Apps and Forms in the student portal OASIS). If approved, any additional administrative requirements to initiate the leave will be informed by their programme office.
There are no tuition fee refunds associated with Leave of Absences.
For JD students, regarding information on NSMen ICT matters, please login to the student portal OASIS > Finance & Admin > Absence & Withdrawal > NSMen ICT.
For international students, please note that should the duration of the leave of absence be more than 3 months, the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) may require the student's pass to be returned. In such a situation, the programme office will notify students on the re-application procedures for the student pass. Students should note that the re-instatement of student's pass is not guaranteed, as the granting of student's pass is at the sole discretion of ICA.
