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Re-admission Process

...for Rice undergraduate students and their families

Student initiates request in writing for re-admission to the University via the Dean of Undergraduates Office. Student's letter must include: Evidence of effective functioning since the withdrawal (examples: being employed, taking courses at another university, etc.) and specific plans for follow-up treatment in Houston.

For Spring semester re-admission, students must have all their paperwork into the Dean's Office and the Counseling Center no later than November 1 of the preceding semester.

For Fall semester re-admission all paperwork must be in the Dean's Office and the Counseling Center no later than July 1 of the preceding summer.

• The Dean of Undergraduates sends copy of student's request to the Counseling Center and other members of the Medical Withdrawal Committee. *
• Student's treating professional sends completed Re-admission Form and accompanying letter to the Counseling Center.
• Center Director or her designate contacts professional via phoen to discuss the treatment documentation, student's readiness to return to Rice University and recommended follow-up treatment plan.
• Student makes appointment to discuss the re-admission decision with the Center Director or a designate. If appropriate, student also has a conversation with the college master regarding desire to return to the University.
• The Medical Withdrawal Committee meets to discuss and make a decision regarding student's request for re-admission. Director of the Counseling Center or a designate writes a letter to the Dean of Undergraduates, outlining the recommendation by the Medical Withdrawal Committee to support/not support a decision for student's return to the University, accompanied by reasons and recommendations related to either decision, as needed.
• The Dean of Undergraduates makes the final re-admission decision. The Office of the Dean notifies student of the decision and sends a NOTICE OF RE-ADMISSION notice to relevant campus offices. If student is not re-admitted, Dean provides a letter documenting that fact and outlines student actions needed for future re-admission requests.

* The membership of this committee includes University officials who have a role to play in the decision to re-admit students who were withdrawn from the University for medical/ psychological reasons, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. These members typically include the Director of the Counseling Center or her designate, the Director of Student Health Services if the case is medical, not psychological in nature; the Dean of Undergraduates, and may also include a college master and resident associate. In some situations, it may be prudent to include the Director of Disability Support Services and/or a faculty member who may have played a key role in the student's withdrawal process.