Students who wish to take one or more semester off must submit a withdrawal form by the end of the second week of each semester to avoid a grade penalty. Those who submit a completed form by the deadline must pay specified withdrawal fee and retention fee in order to maintain CIDI Chanapatana student status. Students may return from a leave of absence as long as there is space available for the semester to which they are returning by submitting a written notice 30 days prior to the first day of each semester. Returning students must apply to current year tuition fee.