Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
What Embry-Riddle says
Exact quotes from Embry-Riddle’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
Students are considered to be continuously enrolled … as long as they remain enrolled in at least one Embry-Riddle course beyond the drop period within a specified period of time.
— catalog.erau.edu ↗Fail to enroll in and complete at least one Embry-Riddle course beyond the drop period within a one-year period from the end of their last Worldwide or Asia course; two years for residential campuses.
— catalog.erau.edu ↗If you lose continuous enrollment status, you are required to reapply for admission.
— erau.edu ↗Students are considered to be continuously enrolled
— catalog.erau.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Embry-Riddle appears to have no leave application for residential students.
- You seem to stay continuously enrolled if you return within the stated window.
- Status looks lost after two years without a course; check your campus.
- Reasons accepted: no leave request needed (Residential students stay continuously enrolled for two years without a course).
- Time away allowed: Two years.
- What to file: nothing to file.
- Classes start Jan 13.
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
- Entrepreneurship Ventures Club ↗Student founder club linked from the CIE page
Entrepreneurship center
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ↗College of Business center: mentorship, accelerator programs, TREP Expo, IE Week, aerospace/space startups
- MicaPlex / Launch Your Venture ↗Research Park startup space; Launch Your Venture pitch contest for student-led aerospace startups, up to $15,000 (spring)
Hard-tech team
- ERAU Motorsports (Formula SAE) ↗Daytona Formula SAE combustion race-car team
- ERFSEDS (Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society) ↗Daytona rocketry/SEDS: two-stage rocket at IREC, certification workshops (listed Jan 2026)
- Experimental Rocket Propulsion Lab ↗Designs, builds and tests rocket engines and flight vehicles
- Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) ↗Land, sea and air robotics, incl. NASA Lunabotics and SUAS
Why 92
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.