New Jersey § 18a:3b-75
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:3b-75, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:3b-75.
a. A graduate student who chooses to take a leave of absence because she is pregnant
or has recently given birth shall be allowed a period consistent with the policies
of the institution of higher education in which she is enrolled, or a period of 12
months, whichever period is longer, to prepare for and take preliminary and qualifying
examinations. The normative time to degree while in candidacy for a graduate degree for a pregnant
graduate student shall be increased in an amount equal to the length of the leave
of absence, unless a longer extension is medically necessary. b. A graduate student who is not the birth parent and who chooses to take a leave
of absence because of the birth of the student's child shall be allowed a period consistent
with the policies of the institution of higher education at which the student is enrolled,
or a period of one month, whichever period is longer, to prepare for and take preliminary
and qualifying examinations, and an extension of at least one month toward normative
time to degree while in candidacy for a graduate degree, unless a longer period or
extension is medically necessary to care for the student's partner or their child.
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