Auburn University
What Auburn says
Exact quotes from Auburn’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
Students who have previously attended Auburn and who wish to re-enter must secure permission to register from the Office of the Registrar if they have not been enrolled at AU during the preceding 12 months…
— bulletin.auburn.edu ↗An official transcript from each institution attended must be furnished to the Office of the Registrar.
— bulletin.auburn.edu ↗must secure permission to register from the Office of the Registrar if they have not been enrolled at AU during the preceding 12 months
— bulletin.auburn.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Auburn appears to have no undergrad leave process; skipping a term seems fine.
- Under 12 months away looks like you register as normal.
- Longer absences may need registrar permission, and colleges may add requirements.
- Reasons accepted: no leave request needed (No undergraduate leave process; one term away needs no permission).
- Time away allowed: Under 12 months.
- What to file: nothing to file.
- Classes start Jan 6.
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
Student founder community
- Entrepreneurs at Auburn ↗Open student entrepreneurship club partnered with Auburn's family business center
Entrepreneurship center
- Auburn New Venture Accelerator ↗University-run accelerator linked from Harbert College
- Lowder Center for Entrepreneurship ↗Harbert College entrepreneurship center
Hard-tech team
- Auburn Space Technologies and Robotics (ASTRO) ↗Robotics for extreme extra-planetary environments
- Auburn University Rocketry Association (AURA) ↗Student-led rocketry org that builds rockets and competes
- Launch and Propulsion Society (ALPS) ↗Design, build, test and fly rockets/propulsion
- Small Satellite Program ↗Faculty-mentored, student-led satellite program
- War Eagle Motorsports (Formula SAE) ↗Auburn Formula SAE team
CS club
- Auburn Association for Computing Machinery ↗Auburn student chapter of ACM
Why 93
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.