Permanent Withdrawal Including Changing to a New Master’s Course at a Different University

Loughborough University does not charge tuition fees if you cease study during the first four weeks of the academic year.

If you cease your studies after the end of the fourth week of the academic year, you will be charged tuition fees depending on which term has started:

Part time students are charged on a modular basis.

You won’t normally get any further instalments of your current year loan after the date of your withdrawal. But if you withdraw shortly before the due date of your next payment, there is the possibility that you may receive the money because of a delay with Student Finance England updating your record.

Master’s Loans will normally be paid only for one course. Any periods of repeat study are not funded.

Any previous years of study at higher education on a different course or at a different institution will normally limit Master’s Loan entitlement.

If you wish to change course and retain eligibility for a Master’s loan, it is important to transfer courses, rather than withdraw and reapply.

If you transfer to a course at a different HE Provider future payments will not be made to you until the new HE Provider has confirmed the course change to SLC.

If you are able to transfer within the same academic year (normally only possible if you arrange the transfer very early in the academic year) then your Master’s loan will not be affected.

If a student transfers from one eligible master’s course to another and is allowed to bypass certain elements on the second course as a result of the transfer but will sit 180 credits in total across both courses, they will remain eligible for funding on the second course. The PG Master’s is only available for full standalone master’s courses. It is not available for partial master’s courses where previous study or experience on a completed course is taken into account. Any previous years of study at higher education on a different Masters level course or at a different institution will normally limit Master’s Loan entitlement but please see webpage linked below.

Speak to an adviser in SASS to check on the impact of any changes.

If you are from Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland then you will need to contact the relevant funding body for your country.

• Complete the accommodation cancellation request form for the Student Accommodation Centre
• Remove all your belongings.
• Hand back your keys when you vacate your room. 

You will be charged hall fees up to the official withdrawal date plus an admin fee equivalent to 4 weeks rent/fees. This fee might be waived if you leave or suspend for medical reasons.

If you have already paid your hall fees you can ask for a refund of any overpayment if your account is in credit.

The balance of your room bond deposit should be refunded within 30 days.

If you have signed a contract for a private hall or private house/flat you will probably be liable to pay rent to the end of the contract whether you live there or not. If you do not wish to live in the accommodation, you can:

• Check to see if there is an early release (break) clause in your contract, and/or
• Try to find a replacement tenant – The landlord or managing agent needs to agree to the transfer to release you from your contract. It is strongly recommended that you sign a deed of surrender or assignment. We can advise you further on this.

If you want to stay in privately managed halls or accommodation as a non-student after you withdraw:

• You may need to check your contract but a landlord or managing agent cannot normally insist that you leave on the grounds that you are no longer a student.
• You may become liable for council tax for the whole property (subject to a 25% discount if you are the only non-student living in the property).

When you permanently withdraw from a course you will no longer be a student and therefore will be able to apply for welfare benefits/Universal Credit, subject to eligibility.

Check with the university’s Finance Office (via Student Records and Operations in the Rutland Building) to see if you have any credit (or debit) on your university account. Any money owed to the university will become a debt and will need to be repaid. If you are in credit you can request a refund without delay.