How to defer your offer

If you're going to defer, you don't need to enrol.

Before you apply to defer

Be aware that courses are under continual review. If you apply to defer, your course may be revised, discontinued or cease to be accredited during your deferment. If this happens, we'll make every attempt to provide the original program. If this isn't possible, we reserve the right to offer you a place in an equivalent or near-equivalent course. For some science courses, your progress may be delayed if you commence your course mid-year, depending on the areas you wish to study. This will need to be discussed with your Course Coordinator.

Graduate research candidates: deferral may affect the availability of academic supervision and any scholarships awarded. This may need to be approved by the Board of Graduate Research.

Who can defer?

Subject to your College's deferment rules, you can defer if:

• you haven't started your course
• you haven't completed a subject
• the census date for the subject/s you're enrolled in hasn't passed
• you're not a recipient of a Postgraduate Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).

If you have completed and obtained results for a subject/s, or the census date has passed for any of the subject/s you're enrolled in, you can apply for a Leave of Absence if you're experiencing significant difficulties in your personal or academic life – be it financial, emotional, medical, employment or study-related.

If you have transferred courses and need to take leave from your studies, you can apply for a Leave of Absence (not a deferral).

How to defer

• Local applicants: complete a Defer online form. We'll email you confirmation of the outcome of your request within 10 working days of receiving it.
• International students: send a written request to the International Office
• Graduate research candidates: complete the Application to Defer form and submit via email:
  • Local graduate research candidates email admissions.grs@latrobe.edu.au
  • International graduate research candidates email ltiresearch@latrobe.edu.au
• Single-subject enrolments: please contact ASK La Trobe for instructions.

2019 deferrals

Deferral approval table

Note: Anyone seeking deferral outside the relevant discipline guidelines should contact ASK La Trobe. You will need to formally request an extension outlining the rationale and provide supporting documentation (if relevant) for consideration. These requests are generally only considered for extenuating circumstances.