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Defer your offer

If you're eligible to defer your offer, you'll need to complete the form below, telling us your reasons why a deferral is necessary.

When you submit the form, we'll record your offer deferral and mail you a confirmation letter with instructions on how to take up your offer for a later period.

Research degree deferrals

Higher degree by research students can request a deferral by emailing hdr.enquiries@ecu.edu.au. Your application will then be reassessed for a new offer.

Doctor of Philosophy students have flexible start dates. Slight changes to your start date within the same semester may not require your application to be reassessed, or a new offer letter to be issued.

International student deferrals

You can request a deferral through your ECU agent. If you don't have an agent, please send your deferral request using this enquiry form.

You can defer your offer for up to 12 months. We'll need to reassess your application any time you request a deferral.

A deferral may not be possible in all instances.

Important

If your course has already commenced, your request may not be approved. However, we will provide you with appropriate advice upon receipt of your request.

The deferral will only be valid for one or two consecutive teaching periods. A teaching period might be a semester, a trimester, or a term.

For example, If you have an offer to study in Semester 1, you can defer study until Semester 2, or until Semester 1 of the following year.

Please keep in mind that not all courses are available in all semesters and some courses can't be deferred.

These include:

  • WAAPA (WA Academy of Performing Arts) courses
  • Bachelor Honours courses
  • some postgraduate courses
  • some courses with limited places
  • some courses that require an audition
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Here's a quick guide to some of the things we mention during the Get Started stage.

  • A teaching period is the period during the year that a unit is offered for study, usually half of the academic year, i.e. semester one and semester two.

    There are other teaching periods throughout the year, such as:

    • Summer Session
    • Winter School
    • Practicums 1 to 8
    • Terms 1 to 4
    • Trimesters 1 to 3
    • Full Year
    • Split Full Year

    You should nominate the teaching period when enrolling in your units.

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