Changes to study and withdrawals

Student Services, first floor of the Student CentreWe want you to enjoy and succeed at your course and we will support you in achieving this. Sometimes, for personal and/or academic reasons, you may decide that you no longer want to stay at the University. If this is the case you must discuss your intentions with us. This is in your own interest. We will give you academic and financial advice before you take a decision about leaving.

If you are thinking about leaving, you MUST talk to:

  • an adviser from the Student Services Department or the Students’ Union Advice Centre about the financial and career implications of your decision, and
  • a member of staff from your School (or College) about the academic options available to you.

If you are worrying about continuing your course, we want you to be able to talk through the difficulties that you are experiencing. We would like to explore with you what might make a difference and help you to carry on.

If you decide that you do want to leave, our discussions will ensure that you have made an informed decision. If you do decide to leave, you must formally notify us of your decision. You will need to fill in a withdrawal form, which you can get from your School Office (or College Office). We will not know that you have left until we receive the completed form, and the precise date of your withdrawal can be significant for a variety of reasons. You must remember that withdrawal does not end all your obligations to us as a student (such as your liability to pay tuition fees or accommodation costs).