Withdrawal from the University

If you withdraw from the University, the tuition fee you need to pay will depend on your date of withdrawal. It may also be affected by your source of funding for your tuition fees.

You, or your sponsor, may have to pay all or part of your tuition fee or tuition fee loan, depending on when you withdraw from the University.

If you withdraw from a programme with appropriate academic approval within the first four of weeks of starting your studies, you may not have to pay any tuition fees, at the discretion of the University. 

For all students, the same policy applies to tuition fees if you withdraw from the University, as detailed in the section ‘Self-funded students’.

However, for students whose fees are partially funded by specific funders detailed in this policy, account will be taken of the specific constraints applied by those funders in terms of when tuition fees can be paid to the University. For those examples, students should contact the Fees and Student Support team for advice on their specific circumstances.

Fees and Student Support team

Self-funded students 

The tuition fee policy on withdrawal for self-funded students applies to the majority of students, including those whose fees are being paid in full or in part by another sponsor. Where exceptions for specific sponsors or funders apply, these are detailed below.

The tuition fee you need to pay will depend on your date of withdrawal and when you start your studies:

You should receive your Semester 1 course results by the date published in the Key Dates calendar.

Key dates

If you receive your Semester 1 course results after 18 February and then choose to withdraw, the University may exercise discretion to extend the withdrawal deadline. If this discretion is exercised you would have to pay 60% of the annual tuition fees. 

Discretion will only be considered during the two-week period following the Semester 1 course results being published.

Withdrawal when tuition fees are paid by Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for full-time students

Some students are eligible to apply to the Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) for support with the cost of study, including tuition fees. In most cases, SAAS will only cover part of the tuition fee. These fee arrangements affect the tuition fees you will need to pay if you are funded by SAAS and withdraw from your studies.

If a proportion of your tuition fees are paid directly to the University by SAAS, the date you withdraw will affect what SAAS pay to the University and the recalculation of your overall tuition fee due. This may also affect any remaining proportion of your tuition fees which you pay directly to the University.

Contact the fees team for advice based on your withdrawal date

In addition to the above, we will notify SAAS of your withdrawal, which will allow them to recalculate any living cost support you have applied for, according to their policy.

Withdrawing students receiving taught postgraduate loan support from Student Finance England or Student Finance Wales

If you receive a loan from Student Finance England or Student Finance Wales and you use this loan towards tuition fees, you are treated as a self-funding student by the University.

We will notify your funding body of your withdrawal to allow them to recalculate any support according to their policy.

Tuition fees paid to the University by Student Finance Northern Ireland 

Some students are eligible to apply to Student Finance Northern Ireland (SFNI) for support with the cost of study, including tuition fees. In most cases, SFNI will only cover part of the tuition fee. These fee arrangements affect the tuition fees you will need to pay if you are funded by SFNI and withdraw from your studies.

If a proportion of your tuition fees are paid directly to the University by SFNI, the date you withdraw will affect what SFNI pay to the University and the recalculation of your overall tuition fee due. This may also affect any remaining proportion of your tuition fees which you pay directly to the University.

Contact the fees team for advice based on your withdrawal date

In addition to the above we will notify SFNI of your withdrawal, which will allow them to recalculate any living cost support you have applied for, according to their policy.

Withdrawing from an individual course which you are studying as part-time intermittent study and are invoiced at course level