Return

The Healthcare Provider Assessment Form will need to be submitted to the Directors of Health and Counseling Services, as well as information on what care you may need to engage in when you return to the College.

All students on a health leave of absence applying for re-enrollment in the Fall 2026 semester should contact Dr. Luci MacNamara, the Director of Counseling. Email your assessment forms, care plans, and any questions to lmacnamara@brynmawr.edu 

We recommend submitting the Healthcare Provider Assessment Form by the application deadline for the semester of your intended return (March 1 for a fall semester return or October 15 for a spring semester return). However, the latest that we will accept the form is March 15 for a fall semester return or by November 1 for a spring semester return, unless otherwise directed by the Re-Enrollment Committee. 

The short answer question for students returning from an academic leave is:

• What expectations were set for you in the letter by the Committee on Academic Standing? How have you met those expectations?

Your response should be a maximum of 250 words.

Students who were required to take coursework while on an academic leave are expected to submit transcripts as part of their re-enrollment applications. Official transcripts must be submitted prior first day of classes of the student's semester of return unless otherwise directed by the Re-Enrollment Committee and Committee on Academic Standing.

If a student does not have official transcripts available and/or the coursework is currently in-progress, they should submit an unofficial transcript as part of their re-enrollment application and to demonstrate they are fulfilling the coursework expectation from CAS. Instructors from in-progress transfer courses should complete the Transfer Course Instructor Recommendation Form for the student.

Students who took coursework while away from the College must submit official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar before the semester of their return in order to receive the credit. The official transcripts are due to the Registrar on the Friday before the return semester begins unless otherwise directed by the Re-Enrollment Committee and/or Committee on Academic Standing.

If possible, please submit official transcripts to the Registrar by the application deadline. Transfer credit cannot be applied without submission of the official transcript.

If courses are in-progress when re-enrollment applications are due, students should:

1. have the instructor of their transfer course complete the Transfer Course Instructor Recommendation Form on their behalf,
2. and, submit an unofficial transcript indicating that you're enrolled in a course to reenrollment@brynmawr.edu by the application deadline. 

The student may be approved to return, albeit conditionally, provided that an official transcript be submitted by the deadline detailed in the approval letter from the Re-Enrollment Committee. Transfer credit cannot be applied without submission of the official transcript.

No. If you were not required to take coursework while away, you do not have to submit transcripts for any courses that you may have taken at other institutions or for personal development. That said, many students may take coursework while on their leave of absence if they are behind on units.

If you are on an academic leave and you do not submit the official transcript by the date requested by the Re-Enrollment Committee and/or the Committee on Academic Standing, then your approval to re-enroll may be rescinded. 

If you are on another type of leave and were not required by the Committee on Academic Standing to take coursework while away, failure to submit the official transcripts will result in the transfer credit not being applied to your account. This can have a large impact on the academic plans you created with her class dean and/or major advisor as part of your re-enrollment process.

The Re-Enrollment Committee will inform students of their decisions by April 15 for a fall semester return and by November 15 for a spring semester return.

Students may receive a tuition bill from Student Accounts before they have received the Committee's decision on their application. Receiving a bill does not imply that a student has been approved to return. This is especially important for students applying to re-enroll in the spring semester. The billing timetable is set for specific times throughout the year, so all students applying for re-enrollment should wait to respond to a tuition bill until after they have received the Committee's decision. 

Students who have been approved to return are required to follow through on the specific expectations detailed in the letter from the Re-Enrollment Committee. These expectations may include:

• Schedule a meeting with their class deans and/or major advisors to confirm their academic plans.
• Register for courses as instructed.
• Confirm their housing plans as instructed.
• All international students on F-1 or J-1 visas should schedule a meeting with the Director of International Student and Scholar Advising for instructions on how to re-enter the U.S. Email calinda@brynmawr.edu or call 610-526-7390 to schedule.
• Contact Financial Aid with any questions you may have about your financial aid package. Please email finaid@brynmawr.edu for general questions. All other questions should be directed to your financial aid counselor.
• Contact Access Services if you are requesting new or intend to resume receiving an accommodation of any kind. Email accessservices@brynmawr.edu if you have any questions about the accommodations process. 

The Re-Enrollment Committee handles students’ applications with great care. Sometimes this may mean that the Committee determines that additional time away from the College is in the best interest of the student. In this circumstance, the Committee will inform the student in writing that their return from leave is postponed for another semester. 

In this letter, the Committee will provide a detailed explanation to the student about how they came to this conclusion, and the Office of Academic Support welcomes students to schedule a follow-up meeting with Amanda Brown to create a plan to enhance their readiness to return. In this meeting, students may request to share additional information/documentation to be reviewed by the Committee. 

The Office of Academic Support is here to support students throughout their first semester back from a leave of absence. Our goal is to help students who return from a leave to thrive academically, socially, and personally in their first semester back.

Students are encouraged to participate in Re-Enrolled Student Hangouts (community-building events specifically for students who have returned from a leave of absence), individual meetings with Amanda or the RS Mentors, and other Resiliency and Success programs and supports, like the Roadmap to Academic Success workshops. The RS Hangouts are facilitated by the RS Mentors, Peer Academic Coaches, and professional staff. 

To offer feedback on what kind of hangouts you may be interested in, fill out the Re-Enrolled Student Hangouts Form.

Students who were on health and personal leaves are expected to meet with Lindsay Van Ostenbridge, the Associate Director Student Support Case Management, at least once in the semester of return.