Medical Review

Medical review for graduate students occurs on a rolling basis, once paperwork is submitted to SHS and any required appointments are completed.

• Notification of completion of the medical review steps with SHS is conveyed by email to the student, with a copy to the designated academic official.   Re-enrollment decisions are issued by appropriate school/college.

Completion of medical review does not guarantee reinstatement into your academic program. Consult with your designated academic official or program director to discuss your re-enrollment plans.

As noted above, the medical review process involves two steps:

1. students initiate the return from medical leave process by reaching out to Student Health Services (SHS), providing necessary paperwork (detailed on the Medical Leave of Absence page, under the “Medical Review Process” heading), and  scheduling an appointment (if needed) with a provider to review their situation
2. once the SHS medical portion of the review is completed satisfactorily, the student re-enrollment request is shared with the Medical Leave Return Review Committee for review and response

All medical review documents must be submitted by the 1st of each month to be considered in that month’s review process. Once you’ve submitted your documentation and completed any required appointments, the Medical Review Committee will review your information. The Dean of Students typically emails Committee decision to undergraduate students at the end of each month; notifications will be sent from “dos@bu.edu” so add this to your safe senders list.

While requests are under Committee review, undergraduate students should continue to work on other return-from-leave / re-enrollment items listed.

* Find the University Registrar’s “Registration Dates & Times” page at www.bu.edu/reg/calendars/registration/.