Withdrawing from your programme
Withdrawing from your programme means leaving it permanently. You may not be able to later continue a programme that you have withdrawn from.
A withdrawal from your programme can affect your finances, tuition fee agreements, accommodation arrangements and more. If you are an international student, it can also affect your visa status; the Student Immigration Team have specific guidance on this.
As a withdrawal has permanent consequences for your study, we recommend that you discuss this with the Doctoral Academy support team and your supervisor(s) before completing the form. This will help determine if a withdrawal is the most suitable arrangement for you.
Completing the form
What you'll need to complete the form
To help you reach a decision, we recommend that you read the University’s Change of Circumstances for PGR Policy. Before submitting the form, you should be aware of the alternatives available to you such as applying for an interruption.
Next steps
Upon submitting this form, your application to withdraw will be processed by University Student Support Staff who will contact you to confirm your withdrawal. Make sure that your contact details are up to date in My Manchester.
Your Doctoral Academy may provide you with an exit checklist to complete upon leaving the University.
Once your withdrawal is confirmed, and your student record has been updated, the following will happen:
- your University IT account will close immediately;
- your access to the Microsoft Office 365 software suite will be closed. This includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneDrive;
- your University email will be closed. We recommend that you forward or transfer any emails you would like to keep to a non-University email account;
- you will no longer be able to access Blackboard course materials or the services provided by My Manchester. We recommend that you save any files you would like to keep from your personal network storage space (P: drive) to an external storage space;
- access to all University facilities will be discontinued. You will need to return any library books you may have borrowed and retrieve any personal belongings from University buildings;