Case Western Reserve University
What Case Western says
Exact quotes from Case Western’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
If a student has not yet registered for classes for the following semester, they must complete a printed leave of absence form available from the Undergraduate Advising Support Office.
— bulletin.case.edu ↗Students must request a one-semester leave of absence from Undergraduate Advising Support in advance of their leave.
— bulletin.case.edu ↗All re-enrollments after a student has … withdrawn from the university for part or all of a fall or spring semester or longer are reviewed and processed by the Undergraduate Advising Support Office.
— bulletin.case.edu ↗must request a one-semester leave of absence from Undergraduate Advising Support in advance of their leave
— bulletin.case.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Case Western appears to offer a one-semester leave requested through Undergraduate Advising Support.
- No specific date is stated; request it in advance.
- If already registered for spring, the bulletin says to withdraw in SIS instead.
- Reasons accepted: any personal reason (No reasons listed for undergraduate leave).
- Time away allowed: 1 semester.
- Classes start Jan 11.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Hackathon
- HackCWRU ↗CWRU's annual student hackathon; latest official-listed event page is 2024 (hackcwru.com now points to an unrelated site)
Student founder community
- ENTP+ (Entrepreneurship Club) ↗Community of student founders, builders and innovators
Entrepreneurship center
- CWRU LaunchNET ↗Veale's gateway helping students in all majors test and launch ventures
- Sears think[box] ↗Open-access innovation center and makerspace with business support and office space
- Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship ↗University entrepreneurship institute (speaker series, THINK/DO/THRIVE grants, startup competition)
Hard-tech team
- CWRU Motorsports (Baja SAE) ↗Designs and races an off-road Baja SAE vehicle each year
- CWRUbotix ↗Robotics club (site shows activity through 2025)
- Case Rocket Team ↗High-power rocketry competition team open to all majors
- SEDS at CWRU ↗Students for the Exploration and Development of Space chapter
CS club
- ACM at CWRU ↗Computing club for students new to computing and beyond
Why 77
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.