International students should note that they must talk to English Language and International Services before they make any change to their enrolment.

Apply for special consideration

If you have experienced a health or personal crisis, your Faculty may be willing to take this into consideration in allocating grades or for other assessment matters.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to Student Assist

Talk to English Language and International Services

Talk to Services UNE

Change course

You may be able to transfer to:

• a less demanding course (e.g. a single rather than double degree)
• a university closer to where you live
• a TAFE course in a related area.

Talk to Student Assist

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Go External

Instead of attending regular classes on campus:

• you can study at home in your own time
• you receive more comprehensive study materials
• you are often able to participate in online learning
• you may be required to attend intensive residential schools on campus, depending on your subject choices.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Talk to Student Assist

Talk to Oorala Aboriginal Centre

Go Internal

Instead of studying off campus:

• you can attend lectures and face-to-face classes for a more structured study environment
• you can learn alongside other students
• you can readily access support staff face-to-face
• you have more opportunities for social contact and activities with other students.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Talk to Student Assist

Talk to Oorala Aboriginal Centre

Investigate your study strategies

Check that you are studying efficiently, as your study load may be lightened by more effective study methods.

Talk to ASO

Talk to Student Assist

Investigate your time management strategies

Using appropriate time management techniques may reduce your effective study load, by making more efficient use of your time.

Talk to ASO

Talk to Student Assist

Take leave: Defer or Suspend

If you are an undergraduate, this is called ‘deferring’, while postgraduate students ‘suspend’ their enrolment. Taking leave means:

• you do not have to do any study for an agreed period of time
• you then simply pick up where you left off, without having to reapply and re-enrol.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Withdraw from one or more units

Because you are enrolled in fewer units:

• you can concentrate more time on each remaining unit
• you may take longer to complete your degree (failing units and having to repeat them also increases the completion time and is more expensive)
• you will be able to resume full time study in the future if your situation changes.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Withdraw from study

If you need to stop studying for longer than the maximum deferment/suspension period, you will need to withdraw. If you follow the correct procedure, you can:

• minimise your HECS debt
• get credit for units already completed
• perhaps graduate with a single rather than a double degree
• re-enrol at UNE or at another university with fewer problems than if you just stop attending classes and submitting coursework.

Talk to the Student Centre

Talk to English Language and International Services

Talk to Student Assist

Remember, if you do decide to do one or more of these, think about…