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Deferring From Your Programme

Deferring From Your Programme

Note: If you have received an offer from the CAO and wish to defer, please visit CAO Deferral.

For a variety of unexpected reasons, you may find yourself in a position that you are unable to carry out your studies in any given academic year and may wish to defer the year and re-commence the following September.

Any student who is considering deferring from their programme should contact their Course Co-Ordinator/Year Tutor to discuss deferring in the first instance.

We encourage you to get as much advice as you can from an appropriate staff member -TU Dublin has a range of supports available to you, including medical supports, financial assistance and careers advice. The Student Advisors at our Student Hub desk’s will direct you on the relevant supports for you.

If a student is considering deferring from their programme they should contact their Course Co-Ordinator/Year Tutor to discuss deferring in the first instance.

If a student decides to Defer they should:

  • Complete a Deferral of Studies Application Form for their relevant Campus
  • Inform the funding agency/sponsor that they have deferred their studies for 1 year e.g. SUSI

Fee Implications when Deferring:

Students remain liable for fees up until the date on which they formally submit a Deferral Form. For fee purposes the date of deferral will be considered the date by which the completed form was approved by the Head of School.

Full-Time Students

  • Students who defer before 31 October no fees due. However, the date of deferral may impact the level of a SUSI grant in the future.
  • Students who defer between 1 November and 31 January are liable for 50% Student Contribution fee and 50% Tuition Fee if applicable.
  • Students who defer after 31 January are liable for 100% Student Contribution fee and 100% Tuition fee if applicable.

Part-Time Students

  • First year students - Due to funding and/or space constraints deferrals are not available on Springboard, Part-time and Advanced Entry programmes. 
  • Students who defer before 31 October are liable for Programme Acceptance Fee.
  • Students who defer between 1 November and 31 January are liable for 50% programme fee.
  • Students who defer after 31 January are liable for 100% programme fee.
Student Type Deferral/Withdrawal Date Fee Liability on Return to
TU Dublin

Undergraduate
Full-Time

Defer on or before
31 October

100% Student Contribution Charge

Tuition Fee amount if assessed as ineligible for Free Tuition Fees during year of deferral
 

Defer between 1 November -
31 January

100% Student Contribution Charge and 50% Tuition Fees (if awarded Free Tuition Fees in year of Deferral)

 

 Defer after 31 January

100% Student Contribution Charge and 100% Tuition Fees

 Postgraduate
 Full-Time/
 Part-Time

 Defer on or before 31 October
 (Academic Year Programmes)

 Defer on or before 28 February
 (Calendar Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

 

 Defer between 1 November –
 31 January
 (Academic Year Programmes)

 Defer between 1 March - 31 May
 (Academic Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

 

 Defer after 31 January
 (Academic Year Programmes)

 Defer after 31 May
 (Calendar Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

Undergraduate
Part-Time/CPD

First year students - Due to funding and/or space constraints deferrals are not available on Springboard, Part-time and Advanced Entry programmes. 

Defer on or before 31 October
(Academic Year Programmes)

Defer on or before 28 February
(Calendar Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

 

Defer between 1 November –
31 January
(Academic Year Programmes)

Defer between 1 March -31 May
(Academic Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

 

Defer after 31 January
(Academic Year Programmes)

Defer after 31 May
(Calendar Year Programmes)

100% Tuition Fees

 

  • Undergraduate Full Time Students assessed as ineligible for free Tuition Fees will be required to pay the Tuition Fees amount already confirmed in addition to 100% Student Contribution Charge.
  • All Undergraduate students must pay the Student Contribution Charge in full when they return in the next academic year.
  • Deferred students with unpaid fees will not be invited to re-register for subsequent year until all outstanding fees paid.

International Students

Where A NON EU student wishes to defer and has attended some classes, TU Dublin shall retain all fees paid and carry a portion as set out below, forward to the year of re-entry to the programme.

  • Deferral on/before 31st October (28th February for Calendar Year Programmes): All fees paid will be carried over to the following academic year. The student will also be obliged to pay any outstanding amount arising due to an increase in Tuition Fees for the year of re-entry.
  • Deferral between 1st November and 31st January (28th February to 31st May for Calendar Year Programmes): 50% of the NON EU Fees less the Student Contribution Charge will be carried forward to year of re-entry. On return to the programme, the student will pay 50% of the NON EU Tuition Fee plus the Student Service Contribution Fee for the year of re-entry.
  • Deferral on or after 1st February (1st June for Calendar Year Programmes): No Fees will be carried over.

What happens next

  • Fill in the Deferral Form
  • Get it approved by the Head of School / Discipline/ Programme Chair 
  • Drop the form in to the Student Hub in your campus. 

Contact information and links to applications below:

Blanchardstown

Student Hub Desk
T: +353 1 220 8084
E: studenthubdesk.blanchardstown@tudublin.ie 

Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Grangegorman

Student Hub Desk
T: +353 1 220 6003
E: studenthubdesk.city@tudublin.ie

Tallaght

Student Hub Desk
T: +353 1 220 8490
E: studenthubdesk.tallaght@tudublin.ie