Special Consideration for Late Discontinuation is for students who have been prevented from completing a course of study, due to circumstances beyond their control, or that were not reasonably foreseeable, and they were unable to withdraw from the course(s) by the published withdrawal deadline (an explanation as to why they were not able to withdraw by the due date must be provided in the application). Applications under this category must be submitted no later than five working days after the examination period has finished, prior to results being released.
An approved application for special consideration for late discontinuation does not provide a refund of fees. It only removes the relevant course(s) from a student's transcript. Information in relation to fees refunds can be found here.
Please note: If an application is received, considered, and approved, after the release of results, as per the Special Consideration Regulations, all courses in the relevant semester will be withdrawn regardless of whether the student has passed them or not (unless exceptional circumstances exist).
It is important to note that while late discontinuation applications may be processed for international students, if the change results in a study load falling below fulltime, there may be implications for future student visa. UC is obligated to advise Immigration NZ when a student reduces to part time study during their enrolment, and the student should be prepared to provide an explanation of why the late discontinuation was required with future visa applications. It is the student’s responsibility to check with Immigration New Zealand if they have any questions or concerns.
