Readmissions

Getting Started

Readmission procedures, including supporting documentation, will vary depending on your type of separation. Please refer to the letter you received at the time of your separation from Rice for your detailed readmission instructions.

To gain readmission following an approved leave of absence of not more than four semesters, students submit an Intent to Return Form for spring 2025 readmission by September 30, 2024.

All readmission requests, including termination of leave of absence, must be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates (DOU) via the Readmission Petition Portal. Please visit the portal once your formal petition is ready to submit, as you will need to upload your petition at that time. The deadline for submitting your petition and supporting materials to the DOU is June 1 for fall readmission and November 1 for spring readmission.

If you have further questions, you may refer to the contact list below:

If you are requesting readmission after an academic suspension, a leave of absence/withdrawal greater than four semesters, or if you withdrew in the last five weeks of your last enrolled semester at Rice, contact exs@rice.edu or readmissions@rice.edu
If you are requesting readmission after a medical (wellbeing) leave or withdrawal, contact wellbeing@rice.edu
If you are requesting readmission after a judicial suspension, contact sjp@rice.edu
If your leave is different from the categories above, contact ugdean@rice.edu

If you have further questions, please email readmissions@rice.edu

Academic Plans for Readmission

Academic plans are required for readmission for the following types of separation:

Medical (wellbeing) leave of absence (LOA)
Any other LOA if separated for more than 4 semesters
All withdrawals
All academic suspensions
Judicial suspensions if separated for more than 4 semesters

If your readmission does require an academic plan, this must be submitted to the Office of Academic Advising via e-mail at aadv@rice.edu. You may download the Readmission Questionnaire and Academic Plan template below in your preferred format. Please do your best to answer the questions and complete the plan. Procedures for completing the academic plan are also available as a separate document. Our office must receive your plan by 5:00 pm CT on May 7 to be considered for fall readmission, or by 5:00 pm CT on October 7 to be considered for spring readmission. Plans received after these deadlines will be pushed to the next readmission cycle. Please be prepared to respond to e-mails from our office so that we can assist you in getting your academic plan approved in time to meet your readmission deadline. Our office will submit your academic plan directly to the DOU once it has been approved.

Readmission Academic Plan Templates (updated 04/30/24)