Apply for intermission
You may wish to apply to take a period of leave from your enrolled course. This is known as ‘intermission’. Intermission is subject to approval based on compassionate or compelling grounds only, and supporting documentation and/or evidence is necessary when lodging an Intermission application. Foundation Year and Diploma students also need to be aware of their Census Dates when applying.
An international student can apply for up to 12 months' intermission; however, you must apply before the relevant semester or trimester Census Date to avoid financial penalty. If your complete intermission application is received after the Census Date, you will still need to pay for the current semester or trimester.
To avoid academic penalties, you must also apply for your intermission before the Academic Penalty Date of the relevant semester or trimester.
You cannot apply for intermission once the relevant teaching period has ended until the exam results are released.
If you wish to apply for a long break from your enrolled course (e.g. 1 or 2 terms/trimesters/semesters) this is known as ‘Intermission’. Intermission is subject to approval based on compassionate or compelling grounds only, and supporting documentation and/or evidence is required.
How to apply
To apply for intermission you’ll need to:
- Know your intermission start and end dates.
- Complete an Application for Intermission form (find the Intermission form here, choose the correct form according to your program).
- Supply supporting documentation or evidence (e.g. medical certificate).
- For Sponsored students, if you would like to apply for intermission, due to the process involving your sponsor, please contact student.admin@monashcollege.edu.au for further assistance.
Your application needs to be submitted to Student Administration via email at student.admin@monashcollege.edu.au
Student Admin will communicate the outcome to you via email. We encourage you to attend the classes until you obtain the outcome from us. Financial penalties apply if you apply after the census date. Please refer to Monash College Important Dates.
Supporting documents for compassionate or compelling circumstances
Changing your enrolment?
If you’d like to take an intermission, you will need to submit supporting documents that show compassionate or compelling circumstances. Find out more about the types of documents required here