Withdrawing from your studies

If for any reason you decide to withdraw from your programme of study, we hope you will talk to us first.  Students choose to withdraw for a wide range of reasons, and it may be that we will be able to make arrangements to help you complete your course.  Click here for information on our refund policy.

If you have decided to withdraw because of the financial burden of paying your fees, we may be able to help you.

If you are home student studying a Certificate of Higher Education, Foundation or Undergraduate degree student, and have not studied at that level before, you may be eligible for Government Financial Support.  Please visit our Student Financial Support website for more information or contact the Student Financial Support Office to make an appointment with one of our advisors.

We also have a limited amount of bursaries that may be able to help towards educational related costs.  Visit our Student Financial Support website for more information.

If you are not eligible for any of our bursaries or government financial support and are struggling to pay your fees, we may be able to offer you alternative instalment payment arrangements.  Please contact our Fees Office to discuss making alternative arrangements to pay your fees.

Please note that due to government funding cuts, fees will substantially increase in academic year 2012. If you withdraw from your studies before September 2011you will not be guaranteed price protection, which we are assuring our current students.

If you have decided to withdraw because you are finding studying difficult or have failed an essay or a test, we can help you.

We offer a range of learning and study skills support workshops and one to one sessions throughout the year; please visit our Learning and Study Skills Support website for more information.  You can also speak to your personal tutor or course administrator for further study support advice.

Withdrawing from Certificate of Higher Education – modules

If you decide to withdraw from any of your modules before you have completed them, you must notify the College in writing.  Written notification (preferably by email) must be sent to:

• Your academic school or department: to find out whom you should address your letter to please contact your department administrator.

Withdrawing from programmes

If you decide to withdraw from your course before it's completed, you must notify the College in writing.

Written notification (preferably by email) must be sent to both:

• Your academic school or department: to find out whom you should address your letter to, please contact your department administrator.
• The Student Administration department within Registry Services

For all withdrawals

In your correspondence, you must include the following details:

• Your full name and student number
• The  full title of the programme you are withdrawing from
• How you paid for the course (including if you have applied for/received through PTG1/Government funding)
• Your reason(s) for withdrawing
• If you are also requesting a refund, a medical certificate is required, where applicable.

Please refer to our refund policy below to check your eligibility. Please note that we only accept scanned pdf medical certificates with the medical practice and doctor’s name and signature clearly visible.  We are unable to accept word documents. You will need to pay an administration fee.

The date of withdrawal for fees purposes will be the date of receipt of your written notice, unless your academic department has confirmed in writing an earlier last date of attendance.