Wake Forest University
What Wake Forest says
Exact quotes from Wake Forest’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
To petition for Continuous Enrollment Status, please visit our office at 125 Reynolda Hall or call 336-758-3320 for a walk-in to speak with an Academic Advisor.
— advising.wfu.edu ↗CES may be approved for one or two consecutive full semesters.
— advising.wfu.edu ↗Students approved for CES will not be required to apply for readmission but must submit a request for resumption of full or part-time status
— advising.wfu.edu ↗Deadlines for Resumption Application: For Fall Enrollment – August 1 by 5 p.m. For Spring Enrollment – December 1 by 5 p.m.
— advising.wfu.edu ↗Any undergraduate student who needs to interrupt their full- or part-time status for personal or medical reasons may petition for Continuous Enrollment Status (CES) with the Office of Academic Advising.
— advising.wfu.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Stepping away appears to work through a Continuous Enrollment Status petition with the Office of Academic Advising.
- It seems to allow one or two semesters; a Spring 2027 petition deadline isn't clear from public pages.
- Submit the resumption form by Dec 1 for spring; more than two semesters may count as withdrawn.
- Reasons accepted: any personal reason (Personal reasons are accepted; CES suits students who plan to resume after one or two semesters).
- Time away allowed: Up to 2 semesters.
- 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
- Deacon Code ↗Software engineering club listed by the CS department; ran a campus hackathon in Feb 2025 and holds weekly meetings.
Student founder community
- Startup Lab ↗Co-curricular program for student ventures, with a Demo Day (2025 recap posted).
- Deacon Springboard ↗Center for Entrepreneurship program for student ventures; 2025 recap posted.
Entrepreneurship center
- Center for Entrepreneurship ↗University hub that runs Startup Lab, Deacon Springboard and Entrepalooza; posts from 2025 and 2026.
CS club
- ACM Student Chapter ↗CS chapter listed by the CS department; hackathons, speakers and Quivia, with events in 2025-26.
- Women in Computer Science (WiCS) ↗CS department-listed club with workshops and events through Oct 2026.
Why 89
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.