Withdrawal calendar for Home postgraduate annual programme fee 2025/26

Withdrawal Calendar for Home & EU Postgraduate Annual Programme Fee

Please note: this calendar applies to students with a fee status of Home.

This withdrawal calendar is for postgraduate taught programmes with an annual fee. This includes but is not limited to the following courses for students that started in 2024 or earlier.

• MA Social Work
• PG Dip in Acoustics and Noise Control
• MSc Medical Ultrasound (Full-time)

The date that you withdraw or take a break in learning will affect the level of tuition fees that may be refunded and it will also affect your student loan (if applicable). Fee adjustments are calculated with reference to the date of withdrawal from the University and cannot be actioned if the withdrawal procedure has not been followed correctly. A table showing how the adjustment is calculated is shown below:

* % of total tuition fees due not amount paid at the time of withdrawal

An adjustment can only be made on tuition fees: registration fees cannot be refunded or reduced.

In order to withdraw or take a break in learning you must submit the appropriate form via UDo. The form must be approved by an appropriate academic. It must state the date on which you withdrew or took a break in learning (if backdated, this cannot normally be for more than six weeks). If you are taking a break in learning, you must also provide a date for your return to study.

Taking a Break in Learning

Interrupting your studies (also called taking a Break in Learning) may become necessary if circumstances make it impossible for you to continue studying for a short period of time but you do not wish to permanently withdraw from your course. The break in learning must be for a minimum of one semester and should not be for more than one year. 

It is expected that you will return to the same course and phase of study. If you want to change courses, this would need to be discussed with your Programme Leader and may affect your tuition fees and student loan. You must discuss the financial implications with your loan provider, contact Student Finance England for more information about your funding support. 

It is important to remember that students who are taking a break in learning are not registered students of the University; you are temporarily suspending your studies. This means that in normal circumstances, you will lose your right of access to certain University facilities, including the library.

If you are in receipt of a postgraduate loan, this will only be met by the Student Loans Company if you are in attendance at the given payment points during the academic year.