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Implications of Withdrawal

Before making a final decision to leave university before completing the course, the following implications of such a course should be considered.

Fees Liability
Once initial registration takes place, the University is paid half of your annual tuition fee by government. The second half of your tuition fee is paid at the beginning of the second semester – the end of January of any given year.

If you leave University after registration but before the end of January, half the annual tuition fee is forfeited and, in most cases, will not be paid a second time by the government if you return to University. Thus if you subsequently return, you will have to pay this amount of money to repeat the part of the academic course you have missed.

If you formally leave University after the end of January, the entire tuition fee for that year is forfeited. Thus if you subsequently return to university, you will be liable for tuition fees plus charges for the duration of time spent on your first course of study.

It should also be noted that, other than in exceptional circumstances, such as serious illness, there is no Third Level Grant provided for repeating a year.

Accommodation Costs and Liabilities
There may be various implications with relation to accommodation such as:

Liabilities involved in breaking a lease or contract
Possibility of losing accommodation deposit
Financial and other implications for other tenants

Implications of no longer being in full-time education which must be considered

Social Welfare status changes
Student Travel Discounts no longer apply
Scholarships / Sponsorships cease
Grant Collection - (you cannot collect the Third Level Grant once you have deregistered)

Career Options
Take time to revisit your employment and career options BEFORE you leave.
The University has a Career Development Centre it would be useful for you to visit this office before you withdraw to discuss what options for work there might be.

International Students
You should check to make sure that there are no VISA or other implications arising out of your course withdrawal.

Academic Record
Your Academic Record will simply record that you have withdrawn from the course.

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This page was last updated Thursday, October 29, 2009