Administrative Services

Short Leave

Students must apply for short leave of absence or medical leave with their respective Schools if they cannot attend classes on the following occasions:

1. On days when there are laboratory sessions.
2. On days when quizzes or tests are conducted during classes
3. On any occasion during the Professional Attachment, Industrial Attachment, Professional Internship, Industrial Orientation, Enhanced Industrial Attachment or International Research Attachment Programme
4. On any other occasions that tutor(s) or lecturer(s) deemed as compulsory for students' attendance.

Short Leave of Absence

Applications for short leave of absence must be submitted to the respective Schools not later than 7 working days in advance of such leave. Applications submitted less than 7 working days in advance will not be accepted. Students should not go on leave during the abovementioned occasions until approval has been obtained. The application form is available at the Schools' General Office.

Students on any of the abovementioned attachment programmes must submit the original leave application form together with supporting documents (if applicable) to the Career & Attachment Office and photocopies to the attached company. Please click here to access information on the detailed application procedures.

Medical Leave

Students who are granted medical leave on the various abovementioned occasions must submit the medical certificate to the respective School's general office.

All medical certificates must be submitted not later than 7 working days after the medical leave to the relevant Offices. If students submit the medical certificate after the deadline, they will be given zero mark for any test or quiz that they were absent from. Medical leave forms are available at Schools' General Office. 

For medical leave taken during examination periods, the medical certificate must be submitted to the Office of Academic Services. Please click here for procedures on application of medical leave during examinations

Categories of leave not approved: 

1. Returning to home country during festive periods e.g. Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, etc. 
2. Participating in activities (in and outside campus) organised by student bodies during the various occasions mentioned in point (1) above.
   

Compassionate Leave

Compassionate leave will be granted in the event of the demise of an immediate family (defined as parents, siblings and grandparents). Normally absence from School within 7 days of the event and on the day of the funeral is accepted as valid leave of absence on compassionate ground.