Suspension of studies
A suspension of studies is when you take a voluntary and temporary break in your studies.
If you are a Bachelor’s or Master’s student you can suspend your studies for the following reasons:
a) pregnancy (provide a self-declaration)
b) birth/adoption of a child: the suspension is granted to both male and female students for the year preceding or following the childbirth/adoption (provide a self-certificate or affidavit)
c) serious and persistent health problem: the suspension is granted for the academic year in which the problem occurs or the following year (provide certificate)
d) study reasons. For ex. enrolment in a specialization course, PhD programme or 1st/ 2nd level Specializing Master’s programme: the length of the period of suspension should match the time required to complete the programme of study and should be no less than one academic year (provide a self-certificate)
e) national military service, European voluntary service, international voluntary service, military service and enrolment in an Italian military academy (provide a self-certificate)
f) serious personal or family reasons (provide evidence)
A suspension of studies must be requested during the academic year preceding the suspension. As a consequence, you must not re-enrol for the academic year for which you are requesting a suspension.
You are allowed to request a suspension of studies even if you have already enrolled in the new academic year only for maternity/paternity, hospitalization or serious and persistent health problems.
You can request a suspension only one time during the course of your studies (for suspensions granted on the grounds of enrolment in another course or military/civilian service); on the contrary, there are no limitations if a suspension is motivated by maternity/paternity or serious health problems.
If you are a first-year student, a suspension of studies can be granted only on the grounds of maternity/paternity or serious health problems.
A suspension of studies interrupts your academic progress: during the period of suspension you cannot attend courses, take exams, prepare for your Final Examination etc... Any certificate issued by the Office of the University Registrar will mention the period of suspension, but not its motivation.
Online procedure - SUSPENSION OF STUDIES
You are allowed to request a suspension of studies even if you have already enrolled in the new academic year only for maternity/paternity, hospitalization or serious and persistent health problems.
You can request a suspension only one time during the course of your studies (for suspensions granted on the grounds of enrolment in another course or military/civilian service); on the contrary, there are no limitations if a suspension is motivated by maternity/paternity or serious health problems.
If you are a first-year student, a suspension of studies can be granted only on the grounds of maternity/paternity or serious health problems.
A suspension of studies interrupts your academic progress: during the period of suspension you cannot attend courses, take exams, prepare for your Final Examination etc... Any certificate issued by the Office of the University Registrar will mention the period of suspension, but not its motivation.
Online procedure - SUSPENSION OF STUDIES
You must request a suspension of studies using the online procedure available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Online services TAB - SOSPENSIONE/CONGEDO/RINUNCIA portlet.
You must:
- select the motivation for your request of suspension from the list and upload the required documents. Depending on the motivation that you select the academic year of suspension will be automatically assigned by the system (cases a,d, e, f) or you will be able to choose the academic year (cases b, c).
- pay 16 €, which corresponds to the cost of the virtual revenue stamp required for submitting your request (this amount will not be refunded if your request for suspension is not approved).
After submitting your request, you will receive an automatic e-mail to inform you that your request for suspension is under evaluation. At the same time, on your personal page of the Teaching Portal, you will see that the status of your academic progress has changed from "ACTIVE" to "SUSPENSION PENDING APPROVAL". Your request will be evaluated by Politecnico and you will be informed of its outcome by e-mail.
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If you want to return to Politecnico and resume your studies after a period of suspension, you must submit your request of resumption of studies using the online procedure available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Online services TAB - SOSPENSIONE/CONGEDO/RINUNCIA portlet.
Your request must be submitted when you renew your enrolment for the academic year in which you intend to resume your studies (see the academic calendar for enrolment deadlines). You need to upload the required documents to the online form (course certificate, childbirth certificate or medical certificate).
Your request must be submitted when you renew your enrolment for the academic year in which you intend to resume your studies (see the academic calendar for enrolment deadlines). You need to upload the required documents to the online form (course certificate, childbirth certificate or medical certificate).
If you attended another degree programme during the period of suspension, your academic records will be evaluated by the competent Department. You are entitled to ask for the recognition of the credits you earned during the period of suspension. In this case, you need to pay 100 €. This amount of money will be deducted from your tuition fees when you re-enrol at Politecnico; otherwise, it will not be refunded.
The procedure will be available in October, in the meantime, you can send a ticket to request more information.
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