We recognise that challenges may arise during your time at Middlesex that may lead you to no longer wish to study with us.
Before applying for a permanent withdrawal or temporary withdrawal (interruption), why not have a chat with our Progression and Support team, who can help you discuss available options?
Our Changes to your Study page also help with next steps and guidance.
Also, have a look at our Welfare Advice Guide for more information
If you still want to withdraw, be mindful that tuition fee charges are determined on the basis of your enrolment status, and not actual attendance.
This means that if you stop attending but do not formally withdraw or interrupt you will be liable for tuition fees until the point in time that you officially notify the University.
For ease of reference, the liability dates are also listed below. After your request to formally withdraw or interrupt is approved, if you are still unclear of your tuition fees liability, we strongly recommend that you speak to the Student Fees and Finance team via UniHelp who will be able to confirm the tuition fee charges you will be liable for.
To formally withdraw from a course you must notify us in writing of your decision. You can get a copy of the form to withdraw by visiting the Useful Forms webpage.
Without written notification of your withdrawal, your status will remain as enrolled, and as such you will still remain responsible for the payment of tuition fees for the academic year.
There may be financial implications for withdrawing. Here are the liability dates depending on when you started your course.
Students in receipt of a US loan (also known as Title IV Federal Aid) are subject to the withdrawal liability points and eligibility to refunds as documented in the US Loans: Return of Title IV Federal Aid (R2T4)
Standard University liability points and students’ eligibility to refunds as stated on the Withdrawals and Interruption webpage is not applicable to students in receipt of a US loan (also known as Title IV Federal Aid).
If your tuition fees are being funded by Student Finance England (SFE), or another award authority, you must notify them as soon as possible that you are withdrawing. They will also be notified of your withdrawal by the university, but you too have a duty to inform them of any changes to your studies. Please note that during an interruption or if you withdraw from studies, your student loans, grants, scholarships or bursaries are not usually payable.
Term | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
Term 1 | 1 September 2023 to 8 October 2023 | 0% |
Term 2 | 9 January 2024 to 8 April 2024 | 50% |
Term 3 | 9 April 2024 to End | 100% |
If your tuition fees are being funded by Student Finance England (SFE), or another award authority, you must notify them as soon as possible that you are withdrawing. They will also be notified of your withdrawal by the university, but you too have a duty to inform them of any changes to your studies. Please note that during an interruption or if you withdraw from studies, your student loans, grants, scholarships or bursaries are not usually payable.
Term | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
Term 1 | 1 September 2023 to 8 October 2023 | 0% |
Term 2 | 9 January 2024 to 13 May 2024 | 50% |
Term 3 | 14 May 2024 to End | 100% |
If your tuition fees are being funded by Student Finance England (SFE), or another award authority, you must notify them as soon as possible that you are withdrawing. They will also be notified of your withdrawal by the university, but you too have a duty to inform them of any changes to your studies. Please note that during an interruption or if you withdraw from studies, your student loans, grants, scholarships or bursaries are not usually payable.
Term | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
Term 1 | 15 January 2024 to 28 January 2024 | 0% |
Term 2 | 9 April 2024 to 23 September 2024 | 50% |
Term 3 | 24 September 2024 to End | 100% |
If your tuition fees are being funded by Student Finance England (SFE), or another award authority, you must notify them as soon as possible that you are withdrawing. They will also be notified of your withdrawal by the university, but you too have a duty to inform them of any changes to your studies. Please note that during an interruption or if you withdraw from studies, your student loans, grants, scholarships or bursaries are not usually payable.
Semester | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | 1 September 2023 to 22 October 2023 | 0% |
Semester 2 | 9 January 2024 to End | 100% |
If your tuition fees are being funded by Student Finance England (SFE), or another award authority, you must notify them as soon as possible that you are withdrawing. They will also be notified of your withdrawal by the university, but you too have a duty to inform them of any changes to your studies. Please note that during an interruption or if you withdraw from studies, your student loans, grants, scholarships or bursaries are not usually payable.
Semester | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | 15 January 2024 to 11 February 2024 | 0% |
Semester 2 | 15 April 2024 to End | 100% |
If you have paid a deposit this is non-refundable regardless of the withdrawal date. The usual non-refundable deposit rules will be applied in these instances.
Semester | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | 1 September 2023 to 22 October 2023 23 October 2023 to 8 January 2024 | 0% |
Semester 2 | 9 January 2024 to End | 100% |
If you have paid a deposit this is non-refundable regardless of the withdrawal date. The usual non-refundable deposit rules will be applied in these instances.
Semester | Enrolment Period | % Fee Payable |
|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | 15 January 2024 to 11 February 2024 12 February 2024 to 14 April 2024 | 0% 50% |
Semester 2 | 15 April 2024 to End | 100% |
Interrupting your studies means you wish to suspend your studies for a specific period of time, but that you intend to resume your course at a future date.
To learn more about your options, please get in touch with our Progression and Support team.
To formal interrupt your studies, you must notify us of your decision by completing the form on this page.
Without written notification of your withdrawal or interruptions, your status will remain as enrolled and as such, you will be liable for the payment of tuition fees for the academic year.
Once you have formally requested to suspend your studies, the withdrawal liability points above will also apply to you.
However, if you have paid your tuition fees (including non-refundable deposits) the payment will not be refunded. The credit balance instead will be carried forward to be applied against future tuition fee charges after you have resumed your studies.
This credit can only be carried forward for up to one academic year.
Any amounts due to be refunded by the University will only be processed on receipt of a completed Student Refund Request Form.
If the original payment was made by bankers draft, the refund will be made by BACS/bank transfer. Debit or credit card payments will be refunded back to the original card used.
Refunds will only be made to the individual or organisation who originally made the payment.
You are responsible for ensuring that the correct bank details are completed on the form. The University will not accept any responsibility for payments misdirected as a result of incorrect account details provided on the form.
International students may be required to pay a non-refundable deposit (NRD) when applying to study at MDX. This will only be refunded if:
In no other circumstances will the deposit be refunded. You should therefore only pay a deposit if you are certain you are able to take up your place at MDX.
The instances listed above are deemed null and void if you, or any representatives acting on your behalf, are found to have provided fraudulent information, whether knowingly or unknowingly, in support of your University or UK visa application, or if your student visa is refused based on a previous record of fraud or non-compliance with immigration rules, whether in the UK or overseas.
In such circumstances any offer from the University will be invalidated and we will retain the deposit payment. We will also notify UK Visas and Immigration if appropriate.
Where fees have been paid by the Student Loan Company, any refunds due will be paid to the Student Loans Company thereby reducing the value of the loan.
The Student Loans Company will automatically claim over payments from Middlesex once your change of circumstances has been confirmed electronically by us.
There's more information on how interrupting or changing your course can affect Student Finance on the GOV.UK website.
The University will not accept any payment from persons or organisations unless they relate to a valid charge, levied or impending.
This is to comply with UK Money Laundering regulations.
Any suspicious payments and or refund requests may be reported to the appropriate regulating body.
