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PG and JD Discontinuation Dates

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Monash University

Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 UTC

What this page covers

2026 Non-Standard unit discontinuation/census dates
2025 Non-Standard unit discontinuation/census dates
2024 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates
2023 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates
2022 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates
2021 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates
2020 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates
2019 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

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Postgraduate and Juris Doctor law students have non-standard teaching periods, unit discontinuation/census and penalty dates from the rest of the University. Your dates are below, do not use the central university census dates.

Before discontinuing a unit, you should check the dates below to avoid academic and financial penalties.

A student cannot withdraw from a JD compulsory unit after the last day of teaching.

From 2025, all non-standard unit dates are published by the central university on one web page. You can find the Postgraduate Law and Juris Doctor units by using the search function on the new webpage linked below:

2026 Non-Standard unit discontinuation/census dates

2025 Non-Standard unit discontinuation/census dates

2024 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

2023 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

2022 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

2021 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

2020 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

2019 JD and Postgraduate law unit discontinuation dates

What is a census date and why does it matter?

The census date is the last day you can withdraw from a unit without paying for it and without it appearing on your record. After that date you are liable for the fees and a withdrawal is recorded. Census dates differ by teaching period, so check the date for your specific unit rather than assuming one date covers the semester. At the Malaysia campus, a unit withdrawn after the census date shows as WD-LATE or WD-FAIL, and the dates are in Monash Malaysia's Principal Dates.

When do results come out?

All campuses

Results are released per teaching period on the dates published in the official results calendar, and appear in WES. A grade can be withheld if there is an outstanding matter such as unpaid fees or an academic integrity process.

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.