Registration status & funding implicationsAcademic Suspension

Academic Suspension (AS) is a registration status that you have been placed into following a decision by the Exam Board. Academic Suspension means you will not attend classes during your year of suspension, but you are entitled to sit the examinations/assessments for the failed classes at the next available opportunity. There are no tuition fees payable, although there is a one-off registration charge of £75. You must still register online via PEGASUS and your failed classes will be added automatically to your student record.

Whilst in academic suspension, you will not receive funding from your funding body. This means you will not get a maintenance loan, bursary, grant, or tuition fee support in the year you are in AS. This is because your funding body classes you as not attending university which makes you ineligible for funding. Students in AS are reported as non-attending to the funding bodies if they have applied for funding for that session.

There is an alternative, if you have received an exam board decision of Academic Suspension, you may request to attend a reduced number of classes during your period of suspension. This is known as Registration with Attendance (RWA). This is subject to approval and not all students are eligible. Being in RWA can mean you may be eligible to receive funding.

If you are considering RWA please do not complete online registration for Academic Suspension and read the information about funding whilst in RWA.

If you have already submitted your funding application, you can submit an update through your online funding account to notify them you will be in Academic Suspension and will not be attending University. If you have not notified your funding body prior to the start of the academic year that you are repeating a year, you could end up with a funding overpayment.