1. (a) Seminars and small schools with programs of 40 clock hours or less shall not grant leaves of absence.
2. (b) A school director may grant a leave of absence after determining that good cause is shown. A leave of absence may not exceed the lesser of 30 school days or 60 calendar days.
3. (c) A school shall grant a student only one leave of absence per 12-month calendar period.
4. (d) School attendance records shall clearly define the dates of the leave of absence. A written statement as to why the leave of absence was granted, signed by both the student and the school director indicating approval, shall be placed in the student's permanent file.
5. (e) In addition to the requirements concerning leaves of absence in this subchapter, a school offering degree programs that schedules their courses on an academic quarter or academic semester basis may include in their attendance policies provisions for summer leaves of absence. These leaves of absence shall not exceed the lesser of 120 days or the interval between the end of the spring academic quarter or academic semester and the start of the fall academic quarter or academic semester.

Source Note:The provisions of this §807.175 adopted to be effective August 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 8479.