Your offer of admission is only valid for the semester to which you are admitted. If you are not able to begin your studies in the semester stated on your acceptance letter, you may request a deferral of your application. Applications may be deferred by one or two semesters at the discretion of the Admissions Office. Note that competitive-entry applications can only be deferred if the program has an intake in the requested semester.

To request an application deferral, you must first drop any registered courses before the first day of the semester and then contact the Admissions Office. In your request email, include:

• your full name,
• student number, and
• the reason for your deferral request.

Additional documents are not normally required, but please note that deferred applications must be reviewed for a new admission decision. Refer to our processing times for more details. When you receive a new offer of admission, you should confirm the new offer in the admissions portal.

Please note:

• Applications will only be deferred a maximum of two semesters. If you wish to begin your studies three or more semesters later, a new application for admission will be required.
• If you are registered for courses on or after the first day of the semester, and you subsequently drop all of your courses, you will still maintain your ability to register in the following two semesters. An application deferral is not required in this case.
• The information on this page pertains to the application for admission only. It is your responsibility to contact other university services/units about the impact of changing your semester of admission (e.g. on-campus residence, entrance scholarships, etc.).