Resolution for the Provision of
Parental Leave for Graduate Students
Whereas, North Carolina State University currently has no parental leave policy for graduate students, and
Whereas, a graduate student must finish his/her degree within a specified period of time, and
Whereas, currently a parental leave of absence for a graduate student results in the student losing full-time enrollment status (which may result in loss of health insurance as well as international students losing their student visa status), and
Whereas, faculty and staff at North Carolina State University are granted a 6-week parental leave for the arrival of a new child
Therefore be it Resolved, that North Carolina State University implement a Parental Leave Policy for graduate students similar to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill policy that would provide as a minimum
- A six week leave of absence without loss of full-time student status for one of the parents
- Extension for the time cutoff for graduation by one semester for the parent granted the leave.