You can take a semester off ! But after that you would have to reapply . My roommate did that last semester so he could work a fulltime internship . From SJSU websiteWhat do I have to do to take a semester or longer off from SJSU ? If you take only ONE semester off from SJSU , you do not have to do anything to be able to register for classes the next semester . If you take any more than one semester off , you must reapply to SJSU . In certain circumstances you can take a planned leave of absence . For more information , refer to the SJSU catalog , or download the Leave Request Form from the Office of the Registrar ' s form webpage . <| sep |> It ' s not really theft when it ' s part of the social contract , and you benefit from it . Which you have if you ' ve ever used a road , a hospital , went to school , have visited a historic building or cultural site etc . etc . etc . three etc . ' s as there are so many things to list that if I tried I would be here all day . Claiming taxation is theft is a completely reductive argument and quite frankly doesn ' t deserve discussion because it is so absurd .