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as specified in the course regulations for the For some illnesses the College Health Centre may also
element(s) missed. wish to assess you, for comparative purposes, at the
commencement of your interruption of studies.
Applications, which must be accompanied by a
medical certificate or other statement of the grounds It is important that you provide supporting evidence
on which the application is made, shall be submitted about who has been treating you whilst on your
to the Programme Director who will submit them to interruption of studies.
the Board of Examiners.
The College Health Centre should also be provided
The application form can be found at: https:// with a report from the Senior Tutor or Director of
workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/Exams/Mit Postgraduate Studies in your Department that
igatingCircumstancesPolicyProcedures-Feb%202014. outlines the reasons for you needing to interrupt your
pdf studies.

Processes for Applying for When booking an appointment with the College
Interruption of Studies: Health Centre (which should be for a 20-30 minute
appointment) for your assessment on your fitness
This should be requested when a personal emergency to return to your studies, please check with your
or other circumstance arise which means that a Department to ensure that it has supplied the report
student needs to take a break from their studies. on your condition first.
This is not the same as study leave. Students can
apply for Interruption of Studies using the IC/B form:
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/registry/Public/
Current%20Students/ICB.pdf

See also the College Policy Statement on Maternity,
Adoptive and Paternity Leave Provision for
Students: www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/
prospectiveugstudents/maternityadoptivepaternity

Interruption of Studies on
Health Grounds

Where an interruption of studies is taken on health
grounds, a condition of the interruption being
granted is that you will be required to provide medical
evidence as to your fitness to return to your studies
and you will need to arrange to be seen by the College
Health Centre prior to your return.

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