Annual degree re-enrolment

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Monash University

Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 UTC

What this page covers

Do I need to re-enrol?
Re-enrolment process and timeline
Encumbrances

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Do I need to re-enrol?

Yes! All PhD and Masters by Research are required to re-enrol in their research degrees toward the end of each calendar year. You must still re-enrol even if:

you are on leave and not certain that you will be returning to study in the following year
you are intending on submitting in late December of this year

The only exception is for candidates who are currently under examination (have already submitted their thesis/exegesis and, if practice-based, have held their Examination Exhibition)

If you don't re-enrol on time you will be liable for a late re-enrolment fee (even if you subsequently withdraw from the course) and may have your enrolment terminated. If you fail to re-enrol, you will also lose your student privileges including library and Internet access

Re-enrolment process and timeline

Use the Web Enrolment System (WES) to re-enrol. Remember to login to WES using your student username, not a staff username (if you have one).

Reminder emails will be sent in October, ahead of the cut-off dates.

Do not leave re-enrolment until the last day. The University will not waive the late enrolment fee due to WES access problems.

Encumbrances

Please note if you are currently encumbered you will not be able to re-enrol or access university services. The late fine will still be applied if you are unable to re-enrol due to an encumbrance.

To resolve encumbrances please contact Monash Connect

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 Malaysia: after the census date a withdrawn unit shows as WD-LATE or WD-FAIL, and the date you withdraw can affect fee refunds and your academic record.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.

Which MPU (General Studies) units do I need to graduate in Malaysia?

Malaysia

At the Malaysia campus, the Ministry of Higher Education requires you to pass General Studies units, also called MPU units, before you graduate. Which ones depends on your intake and on whether you are a Malaysian or an international student, and the list got longer from Semester 2, 2026. International students: Semester 2, 2026 intake: MPU3143, MPU3172, MPU3222, MPU3312, MPU3322, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2025 intake: MPU3143, MPU3193, MPU3312, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2024 intake: MPU3143, MPU3193, MPU3312. Malaysian students: Semester 2, 2026 intake: MPU3182, MPU3192, MPU3222, MPU3312, MPU3322, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2025 intake: MPU3183, MPU3193, MPU3312, MPU3412. Semester 1, 2024 intake: MPU3183, MPU3193, MPU3312. Malaysian students without a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu, or without SPM, also take MPU3212. Diploma of Business: international students MPU2143, MPU2313, MPU2412; Malaysian students MPU2183, MPU2313, MPU2412, plus MPU2212 under the same SPM rule. The page names only these intakes, so if you started in another one, ask Monash Connect which list is yours. You can take them at any time, but Monash Malaysia suggests finishing them in your first three semesters.

Do I still need to apply to graduate?

All campuses

From December 2026, Monash confers awards automatically, so you will not need to apply to graduate. Once your faculty confirms you have completed your course, you are conferred in the next monthly cycle and receive your testamur shortly after. You are conferred first and then invited to an upcoming ceremony, so graduating in absentia will no longer apply. If you have already applied to graduate this year, the current process on the official page still applies to you. Full details of the new process will be published in December. Not on the website yet, but confirmed by Monash's graduations office in October 2026: after you complete your course you can delay conferral yourself in the system by up to 3 months. For a longer delay, for example for a graduate recruitment program, ask Monash Connect; it can be up to 12 months after you complete. Your testamur shows the date the award was actually conferred. Monash Malaysia's own graduation pages still describe applying to graduate, so Malaysia campus students should check those as well until they are updated.

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