Regulation type
Undergraduate students must complete degree programs within five years of their initial start date and graduate students must complete degree programs within seven years of their start date. Students enrolled in certificate or diploma programs must complete their programs within five years of their initial start date. Time away from the program is included in the calculation of a student's maximum program completion deadline. Students who take longer than the normal time to complete a degree program may be required to withdraw and re-apply for admission. Students may be required to repeat elements of the program in order to ensure the currency of program competencies, outcomes and knowledge at the time of degree completion. Deans are responsible for determining which elements of a program a returning student must repeat to ensure degree currency.
Due to program capacities, seats will not be reserved for students on leave. Every effort will be made to accommodate students who wish to return from a leave; however, if a seat in the program is not available when the student wishes to return, the leave will be extended to the next available intake date and the student's program completion deadline will be adjusted accordingly.