Withdrawing from a course or program
When you withdraw from a course or program, there can be academic, financial and visa consequences.
The date you withdraw determines if you are financially liable for a course and if there are any academic penalties. If you’re experiencing overwhelming health or personal problems, consider withdrawing immediately to avoid any unnecessary penalties.
In some instances, you may be able to complete your course with the help of academic adjustments such as:
If special circumstances prevented you from completing or passing a course, even with adjustments, you may be eligible to remove your academic penalty and/or financial liability. To learn more and check your eligibility, see applying for removal of course.
Before you withdraw
Before you withdraw from a course or program, check:
2. Important university dates
The date you withdraw determines whether you are financially liable for the course and whether any academic penalties apply.
Make sure you’re aware of these key dates before withdrawing:
- Census date – this is generally the last date to drop courses without financial liability
- Last date to withdraw without academic penalty
- First day of the examination period
- Finalisation of grades.
To find important dates, check:
- Semester 1, Semester 2, or Summer Semester
- Trimester, Trimester 2, or Trimester 3 (for UQ College students)
- Research Quarters (for HDR students)
- Teaching periods
- Semester examination dates.
If you're enrolled in a flexibly scheduled course, log in to mySI-net and click on the Enrolments tile to view the key dates (e.g. start, end and census date). The last date to withdraw without academic penalty will be the same as the census date.