Deferring your course commencement
Deferring - Domestic students
If you're an international student, please refer to the information on accepting and deferring on the international students section of the website.
UTS Online postgraduate courses:
- You can only defer within the same intake year.
- If you wish to defer your studies to the following year, simply reapply to UTS when you are ready to commence your studies.
UTS undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
- your offer is to study a course commencing in Autumn session (February/March).
- your course is eligible for deferral (please see below for a list of ineligible courses).
- you want to defer for one year.
- have been made an offer to:
- one of the ineligible postgraduate courses for deferment
- Bachelor of Accounting
- Bachelor of Computing Science (IDeA)
- Bachelor of Cybersecurity (IDeA)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op)
- any of the Bachelor of Midwifery courses
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Exercise Therapy major)
- a standalone diploma course
- a standalone honours course (usually 1 year full time)
- want to defer for less than one year.
- are commencing your course in Spring or Summer session.
- are already admitted into your course and have missed the last day to defer.
- have previously deferred commencement of this course.
If you fall into the 'cannot defer' category, you can choose to:
- accept your offer, and commence your course at UTS, or
- not accept your offer, and reapply to UTS when you are ready to commence your course.
- Log into Start and activate your UTS email and access.
- Log into My Student Admin and choose the defer option.
What's next?
- April: we’ll send you an email confirming your deferral.
- September: you’ll receive a direct offer to your deferred course/s commencing in the Autumn session of the following year.
If you changed your mind and want to study a different UTS course to the one you deferred, or want to commence your course in Spring, you’ll need to re-apply through UAC (opens in an external site) for undergraduate courses, or apply direct to UTS for postgraduate coursework courses.
FAQ
I already accepted my offer but now want to defer
If you changed your mind and now wish to defer your course for one year:
- Check that your course is eligible for deferral
- Check that the last day to defer has not passed
- If you’re enrolled in subjects, please unenroll first
- Log into UTS Student Portal and submit an AskUTS enquiry letting us know that you want to defer your offer
I deferred but now want to study
Please let us know by submitting an AskUTS enquiry
I’ve received an Autumn offer but now want to study in Spring
- Not all courses have a Spring session intake.
- For undergraduate courses, please re-apply through UAC (opens in an external site). You may be able to use your existing application for an early Spring offer in March Round 1 (opens in an external site).
- For postgraduate coursework courses, please re-apply direct to UTS.
I have special circumstances and need to defer for longer
If you wish to defer for more than one year due to special circumstances (e.g. military service), please submit an AskUTS enquiry explaining the reason why you wish to do so and attach any relevant documentation to support your application.
Still have questions? Please call our UTS Student Centre on 1300 ASKUTS (275 887) or email via Ask UTS.