Version 0.1 - Last Updated: 31 Jan 2023

Postgraduate change of circumstances

Postgraduate resumption after suspension


Let's look at a scenario where a student is on a 2-year part-time course that started in academic year 2019/20. The student suspended in 2020/21 and has now resumed in academic year 2021/22.

The student can no longer meet the original completion date and this will now extend into a future academic year. As there is no SIS record for academic year 2021/22, the resumption will apply to academic year 2020/21. The application will not roll over to academic year 2021/22.

You can create a CoC from the CoC worklist, the Detailed Student Information page, or the Create CoC page. This guide will tell you how to do it from the Create CoC page. 

  1. Go to the SIS Home page and select CoC Home.

  2. This will open the CoC Home menu showing the CoC subareas you can see with your access level.

  3. Select Create CoC.

  4. Select Postgraduate from the Level Of Funding dropdown.

  5. Select Resumption from the Change of Circumstance category dropdown.

  6. Select the year you want to apply this CoC to from the Academic Year dropdown.

  7. Select Next. The system will ask you to enter the details of the student this CoC applies to. You can search for the SSN (student support number) to find the student’s details.

  8. When you've entered the student’s details, select Next. This will open the Change of Circumstance Details page where you can enter the specific details of the change.

  9. Enter the Year of Course the Student is Entering. This is upon the student’s return.

  10. Enter the Date Student is Resuming Study. A Resumption CoC cannot be dated in the future, so this date must be today or earlier.

  11. Enter the Course End Date. You should update this if the course end date is now later than the original graduation date.

  12. If you need to add a note to the CoC, you can use the Further explanation if required field. You can add any additional information that is essential for us to process the CoC correctly.

  13. When you've entered all the details for the CoC, select Next to continue.

  14. You must now select a contact for the CoC. This will be a registered person at your university or college whom we can contact about this CoC. Use the radio buttons to select the contact, then select Next.

  15. This will take you to the CoC Summary page. Review the CoC details and select Submit.

Any remaining payments to the student will be made once we've processed the resumption. 

For master’s students, we'll reschedule their outstanding student loan across the remaining payment dates. If the course has finished, we'll make all missed payments to the student on the next payment date.

For doctoral students, we'll make all missed payments to the student on the next payment date.


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