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Interrupting your studies means taking a temporary break from your studies. The break is usually for the remainder of the academic year or a full calendar year and most often is needed for health-related, financial or other personal / work-related reasons.
Use the checklist below to help you decide whether to interrupt:
Review UCL’s interruptions regulations
Taught students should review UCL’s interruptions regulations (section 6 of the Academic Manual): these cover categories of interruption, important things to consider and the process for interruption.
Postgraduate Research students should review Interruptions Regulations for Postgraduate Research Students (Part A: Section 2.8) to understand the PGR specific process
Discuss your interruption with a member of staff from your department
Before you apply to take a break from your studies you should discuss your circumstances with a member of your department, this might be your personal tutor, supervisor, departmental tutor, departmental graduate tutor, a programme administrator or another member of staff.
They will be able to help you to consider your options and make sure that interrupting is right for you. You might find that you can continue your studies if we can put in place Reasonable Adjustments or Examination Adjustments for you.
Review the funding implications of your interruption
Visit our Funding information for interrupting and withdrawing students webpage for information about funding entitlements and implications when you interrupt.
Understand how interrupting might impact your fees
Check our Fee liability for interrupting students webpage to learn how taking a break might impact your fees.
Check how an interruption affects your visa status (Student visa holders only)
If you are on a Student visa, check our Visa and Immigration webpage to see how an interruption affects your visa status. You must comply with visa requirements to protect your immigration status.
Review other implications of your interruption
Visit our Accommodation, Council tax and Oyster cards webpage to learn how interrupting your studies can impact your accommodation fees.
Visit our Access to UCL facilities during interruption webpage to find out how your access to UCL facilities is affected once you interrupt your studies.