Medical Withdrawal

1. Schedule an appointment with an ISSS Advisor.
2. Schedule an appointment with your medical provider. Due to government regulations, your medical provider must be a licensed medical doctor, psychiatrist, doctor of osteopathy, licensed psychologist, or clinical psychologist based in the United States.
   • Most students obtain documentation from Miami University Student Counseling Service or Student Health Services. If you are pursuing care from a medical provider not affiliated with Miami University, your medical provider must provide valid contact information. ISSS reserves the right to contact your medical provider if there are questions and verify your request.
   • Your medical provider must complete the Miami University Provider Report Form.
     • Students may submit the form through the Medical Withdrawal Documentation Upload Form.
     • Providers may also use the upload form or submit through fax or email.
   • As a reminder, you are pursuing this benefit based on experiencing a serious medical condition. As a result, you are encouraged to discuss and pursue ongoing treatment with your medical provider. Your medical provider may also require that you meet several times before completion of the forms. Please allow time for this process.
3. Submit online Student Withdrawal and Cancellation Form. Please select medical for your reason.

Your request will be reviewed. Although support from a medical provider is required, final authorization for a medical withdrawal must come from ISSS. You will be notified of the decision by email. If approved, please note the approval is for the requested term only. In addition, a medical registration hold will be placed by the Office of the Dean of Students preventing registration for the upcoming term.

Your medical withdrawal may have implications for your student record, grades, coursework, and registration holds. The Office of the Dean of Students provides more information on these implications as well as possible financial options.

If you are approved for a medical leave of absence or withdrawal, you will be required to complete several steps to return to your studies. All steps should be completed ideally at least one month before the start of the term in order to successfully return to studies. Review additional guidance on Returning from Medical Withdrawal from the Office of the Dean of Students.

1. Resolve Medical Hold

   1. Submit the Return from Medical Withdrawal form to the Office of the Dean of Students as soon as your medical provider agrees that you are ready to return. Once the correctly completed form has been received, Office of the Dean of Students will remove your medical hold and send confirmation by email.

2. Submit Online Re-Enrollment Form
   

   1. After you receive confirmation that your medical hold has been removed, submit an online re-enrollment form to the University. Please note that if you apply for re-enrollment before your medical hold is removed, it will not be processed.

3. Resolve Advising Registration Hold

   1. Contact your divisional advising office for assistance.

4. Enroll full-time for upcoming semester.
   1. If you are already registered for the upcoming term, you must still complete steps 1-3 to avoid class cancellation.

If you are seeking withdrawal based on medical reasons for a past academic term (not current term), this is considered a late medical withdrawal request. Take care to review university deadlines regarding late medical withdrawal. For those deadlines as well as other requirements, students seeking late medical withdrawal should review guidelines from the Dean of Students office. Also consult with ISSS because late medical withdrawal can impact your legal status.