Changes in student status

If you decide to withdraw from your research degree before twelve terms have elapsed you should use Student Self Service and submit a withdrawal graduate form.

You may apply for reinstatement within twenty four months of withdrawal with the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form including a work plan and timetable for completion. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement more than twenty four months after withdrawal, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you have not confirmed your status within nine terms of admission to Probationer Research Student (PRS) status (or within nine terms of admission to an MPhil at Oxford for those students admitted directly to DPhil status), or within the permissible additional time granted to you, your status as a research student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

Should you wish to return to your studies at a later date, you can apply for reinstatement within twenty four months of being withdrawn provided you have the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form including a work plan and timetable for completion. In order to reinstate you will also have to complete an assessment equivalent to confirmation. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement more than twenty four months after withdrawal, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you have not submitted your thesis within twelve terms, or within the permissible additional time granted to you, your status as a research student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

You can apply for reinstatement when you are ready to submit your thesis, if this is within twenty four months of you being withdrawn, and provided you have the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form. Your reinstatement will give you one more term in which to submit. If you do not submit within that term, you will need to apply for an extension of time. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement more than twenty four months after withdrawal, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you have not resubmitted your thesis within the permissible time granted to you, your status as a research student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

You can apply for reinstatement when you are ready to resubmit your thesis, incorporating the required corrections, provided you have the support of your former supervisor and college, and provided that you are ready to resubmit within the following timeframes:

• Within six months of receiving your examination outcome if the outcome was minor corrections
• Within twelve months of receiving your examination outcome if the outcome was major corrections
• Within twenty four months of receiving your examination outcome if the outcome was reference back.

Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement outside of the above timeframes, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you decide to withdraw from your research course before nine terms have elapsed you should use Student Self Service to submit the withdrawal request using the withdrawal graduate form.

You may apply for reinstatement within twenty four months of withdrawal with the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form including a work plan and timetable for completion. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement more than twenty four months after withdrawal, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you have not submitted your thesis within nine terms, or within the permissible additional time granted to you, your status as a research student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

You can apply for reinstatement when you are ready to submit your thesis, if this is within twenty four months of you being withdrawn, and provided you have the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form. Your reinstatement will give you one more term in which to submit. If you do not submit within that term, you will need to apply for an extension of time. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement more than twenty four months after withdrawal, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you have not resubmitted your thesis within the permissible time granted to you, your status as a research student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

You can apply for reinstatement when you are ready to resubmit your thesis, incorporating the required corrections, provided you have the support of your former supervisor and college, and provided that you are ready to resubmit within the following timeframes:

• Within six months of receiving your examination outcome if the outcome was minor corrections
• Within twenty four months of receiving your examination outcome if the outcome was reference back.

Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you wish to apply for reinstatement outside of the above timeframes, you should contact your department before making an application.

If you decide to withdraw from your research degree before four terms have elapsed, you should submit a withdrawal graduate form.

Should you wish to return to your studies, in most cases you are likely to be required to make a fresh application for graduate study. In exceptional circumstances reinstatement may be considered within twenty four months of withdrawal, with the support of your former supervisor and college. Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form including a work plan and timetable for completion. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.

If you have not transferred to another status (DPhil, MLitt, MSc by Research) within four terms, or within the permissible additional time granted to you, your status as a PRS student of the University will lapse and you will be withdrawn. You will lose access to University facilities and this will have an impact on your student visa.

Should you wish to return to your studies at a later date, in most cases you are likely to be required to make a fresh application for graduate study. In exceptional circumstances reinstatement may be considered within twenty four months of you being withdrawn, with the support of your former supervisor and college, and provided that you spent no more than five terms as a PRS student (if you were a full-time student; ten terms if you were a part-time student). Where your former supervisor is no longer available, you should contact your department for them to appoint an assessor to check on the appropriateness of reinstatement. The application must be made to your department/faculty/division using the reinstatement graduate form including a work plan and timetable for completion. If you are reinstated, you will be liable for any remaining fees when they become due.