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Deferment, Discontinuation and Withdrawal

Article Nineteen:

A student is permitted to request for deferment of studies after being admitted to the University due to an excuse deemed acceptable by the faculty and in accordance with the following regulations:

  1. The deferment period shall not exceed two academic years (four consecutive semesters).
  2. A student who has taken a deferment may continue his study in the following semester.

    Article Twenty:
    If a student discontinues his/her study for a semester without having requested for deferment, he/she will be dismissed from the university. The Senate may also dismiss a student with a shorter period of absence. A student may also be dismissed for failing to sit in all final examination papers of a given semester without acceptable excuse.

Administrative procedures:

  1. Completed Deferment Application Form.
  2. A letter of your own stating the specific circumstances or reason you are requesting for deferment (In a form easily read, typed preferred)
  3. Any additional supporting documents, i.e accident reports, doctor’s notes, any additional letters of support.
  4. Submit your application to MEDIU’s Office of Registrar (Contact details shown above)
  5. Application for deferment must be received within the fourth (4th) weeks after the commencement of the semester. If you do not submit an application for deferment prior to the semester start date, you risk losing your place or semester of study of your course.

Article Twenty-one:

A student will not be considered to have discontinued his/her study for any semesters he/she is studying at another university as a visiting student.

Article Twenty-Two:
Students are permitted to apply for withdrawal from the University after being admitted, in accordance with the following regulations:

  1. An official request for withdrawal must be submitted.
  2. The student will receive a partial transcript with the grades of past subjects studied.
  3. The symbol “W” will be assigned to those subjects the student was still studying at the time of his/her withdrawal from the University.
  4. A student who withdraws without submitting an official withdrawal request will be awarded an “F”.