Maritime College Student Handbook 2021-2022

be shared with your professors, department chair, or parents, unless you have authorized this in writing. The summary should be a letter from the therapist and/or physician who has been caring for you. If you have received care from both a psychiatrist and a mental health professional providing therapy, please have both professionals forward their letters. The summary must contain the following: your diagnosis and any medications, dosage, length of time on this medication, and how long you have been stable on that dosage. Additional must include your progress you have made that leads your therapist/physician to recommend your return and professional assessment of your ability to complete academic programs while under stress; Documentation of any classes taken or job held while you were on leave, if applicable. Once the requested documentation is received, your health care provider may be contacted to further discuss your readiness to return. To discuss your care with your provider(s), the appropriate release of information form must be completed and returned to the Health Services office and/or Mental Health Counselor. After the phone consultation with your health care provider(s), an appointment will be scheduled with you to meet with the Mental Health Counselor. Based on the recommendation from the Mental Health Counselor, the Dean of Students and other departments will determine if you should be reinstated and notify you in writing their decision. Involuntary Leave of Absence: In the legitimate interest of the College in protecting the safety and welfare of specific individuals or the general public, or in protecting College property, the College President, Dean of Students, or their Designee(s) may temporarily suspend an individual or as part of the investigation for Medical/Psychological/Safety Reasons, any student who engages, or threatens to engage, in behavior which poses imminent danger of causing substantial harm to self and/or others or, engages, or threatens to engage, in behavior which would cause significant property damage, or directly and substantially impeded the lawful activities of others shall be subject to involuntary withdrawal. A. Code of Conduct Violations Hearings for students placed on involuntary leave for Code of Conduct Violations must be held within ten (10) calendar days of the leave. An involuntary leave results in the accused student’s immediate exclusion from classes and/or the residence halls and all other College privileges or activities, pending a hearing. At the time of their involuntary leave, the student shall be scheduled, under normal circumstances, for a prompt initial hearing. Involuntary leave will only be imposed to ensure the safety and well-being of members of the College community or College property or to insure the student’s own physical or emotional safety and well-being. If a student seeks an appeal following their initial hearing, the period of Involuntary Leave may be extended by the Dean of Students or Judicial Officer until the student has exhausted all avenues of appeal. B. Medical/Psychological/Safety Reasons The student will, upon preliminary investigation, be required to leave the College and its premises. In that time, it may be mandated that the student will seek a psychological/medical evaluation which will be shared with the Dean of Students and/or Commandant and the College Mental Health Counselor. To return to school, the student must also be evaluated and recommended for continued attendance at the College by the College Mental Health Counselor, to the Dean of Students and/or Commandant who will make the final decision in writing to the student. If cleared to return to the College, a contract will be developed which prescribes responsibilities and terms of return to the student. This contract will be administered by the Dean of Students in conjunction with the College Counselor. Failure to comply with this contract would result in immediate suspension or dismissal from the College. Medical Leave of Absence On occasion, students encounter medical concerns or conditions outside of their control that led to challenges attending and completing coursework at Maritime College. Students may request a medical leave of absence for the full semester (all courses) in which they encounter the medical issue. To request a medical leave, students should consult with the Dean of Student Affairs, file the Leave of Absence form with the Registrar’s office, accompanied by the medical leave support form (completed by a licensed health care provider). This request will be reviewed by various departments. If a medical leave is granted, students will be withdrawn from ALL courses in the semester (receiving ‘W’ grades). Medical leave cannot be requested of individual courses. Students taking a medical leave of absence will have a hold placed on their account requiring them to meet with Health Services prior to beginning a subsequent semester. Students who have taken a medical leave of absence must provide updated medical documentation to the Health Services department upon their return for clearance to return to the campus.