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Enrolment, re-enrolment and intermission

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Changing your enrolment You can use the Web Enrolment System (WES) to add or withdraw from most units. Learn more about changing your enrolment here.

Re-enrolment To secure your spot, and to avoid having to pay late fees, please re-enrol before the closing date. It is important to enrol in your full enrolment load so that there are no delays in being able to register for tutorials.To ensure you re-enrol correctly, please familiarise yourself with your course progression requirements and unit information.

Intermission During your course, you may choose to apply for study leave. This can be taken over consecutive semesters or teaching periods, or at different times.You're required to complete your degree within a certain time frame, which includes any periods of study leave.

Related questions

How do I withdraw from a unit?

Australia: withdraw through WES while enrolment changes are open. Before the census date there is no fee and no record; after it, you keep the fee liability and the unit shows as a withdrawal. If you are on a student visa you have study load requirements to maintain: Monash's study load page says you can reduce your load only in compassionate or compelling circumstances, unless you are in your final year and will finish within the time on your CoE. Malaysia: after the census date a withdrawn unit shows as WD-LATE or WD-FAIL, and the date you withdraw can affect fee refunds and your academic record. The last day to withdraw without academic penalty is before the WD-LATE date ends; the dates are in Monash Malaysia's Principal Dates. With a Student Pass, going below 24 credit points a semester is an underload: it needs approval, it can never go below 18 credit points, and below 18 you have to apply for intermission.

Can I take a semester off?

Yes - it is called intermission, and approval is not automatic. The rules for international students depend on the campus. Australia: you can take up to 12 months during your course, over one or two teaching periods. If you are on a student visa, study leave is approved only in compassionate or compelling circumstances. Before you return, you apply for a new Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE); the page explains when you also need a new student visa. Malaysia: you can take up to two semesters or 12 months, once your first census date has passed, and you should apply before the census date of the current semester. With a Student Pass, intermission for medical reasons lets you stay in Malaysia as long as your Student Pass stays valid, with medical evidence. For any other reason you must cancel your Student Pass and leave Malaysia, and to come back you apply for a new eVisa Approval Letter (eVAL) through the International Student Pass office, between 4 and 2 months before the semester starts. You must still finish within the full-time course duration plus at most 12 months of approved leave.

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