Withdrawing from your studies
If you feel you want or need to withdraw from your course, we hope you will talk to us first. Students choose to withdraw for a wide range of reasons and we may be able to make arrangements to help you complete your course. You should definitely speak to your Personal Tutor or Programme Administrator to let them know what's going on, so they can properly support you.
We also offer a range of services that can help if you are struggling:
- If you need financial help, you can contact our Student Advice service for information on loans and bursaries.
- If you are having trouble paying your fees, you can contact our Income Office for advice on payment.
- If you are finding it challenging to study, you should contact our Learning Development Service.
programme enrolments
- If you decide to withdraw from your course before it's completed, you must do so via My Birkbeck:
- On the homepage of My Birkbeck, select the profile tab on the menu option, then select change my study status from the drop-down list.
- This will give you the option to defer or fully withdraw.
- You will receive confirmation by email that your request has been submitted and we will email you again when the request has been completed.
- Find out about refunds.
modular enrolment modules
- If you decide to withdraw from any of your modules before you have completed them, you must notify the College in writing (preferably by email) through your academic faculty or school. (To find the best person to write to, please contact your Programme Administrator.)
- 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.
- Find out about refunds.
The impact on your student loan
- If you receive a loan from the Student Loans Company, withdrawing from your course will affect your entitlement. We suggest discussing your entitlement with the Student Loans Company before submitting a withdrawal request on your My Birkbeck profile.
- Read the below information document on how your loan will be impacted by withdrawing.