Leave of Absence / Return to the School / Withdrawal / Readmission

If you cannot attend classes, including tests, for a period of 2 months or longer due to illness or other good reasons, you may apply for a Leave of Absence.

• For further information including procedures, please see here
• For the application form, please see here
• For the Agreement of Authorization, please see here
• Once necessary application documents are ready, please apply for leave of absence from the following Online Form（This form is only valid in designated period ） .

*July 16, 2025: Application form for Leave of Absence for Fall 2025 semester has opened.

• For further information including procedures, please see here
• For the application form, please see here
• Once necessary application documents are ready, please apply for leave of absence due to compulsory military service from the following online form（This form is only valid in designated period ） .

When you return to the SILS after a Leave of Absence, you need to take certain steps. Documents relating to returning to the school, including an “Application for Re-Registration”, will be sent together with the result notification of your Leave of Absence application.

• For further information including procedures, please see here
• For  the application form, please see here
• Once necessary application documents are ready, please submit them from the following online form（This form is only valid in designated period ） .

* If you need a student VISA, you are required to submit VISA documents to the SILS office. Please contact the SILS office by your Waseda email for further procedure.

Please note that in the following cases, a student is removed from the school register as either “Administrative withdrawal” or “Disciplinary withdrawal”;

• The payment of school fees is not completed by the final deadline.
  For the detailed information on the school fees, please refer to here.
• The student is engaged in conducting unworthy behaviors.
  (“Unworthy behaviors” includes cheating in exams, conducting against commonly accepted norms, and crimes.)
• The student is on academic probation for poor academic performances for four consecutive semesters.

You may apply for and required to complete readmission within 7 years after you withdraw from SILS. For detailed information about the possibility of readmission, the application procedures, courses you should take when you are admitted again, how to pay school fees, and etc., please contact the SILS office by using the designated inquiry form below to obtain “Application for readmission”, and submit it by the deadlines.

The application deadline:

• Readmission in April: No later than November 15*
• Readmission in September: No later than April 25*

*If the deadline is on Sunday or holiday, the deadline will be the last weekday before the deadline.