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From your first to your final years, your needs may change.

We offer services to help you:

Make course or study changes
Deal with study, money, health and relationship pressures

To make informed decisions you should:

Consider all your options, their advantages and consequences
Get advice from the University as well as your family and friends, particularly if you are thinking of withdrawing

Change study mode or withdraw

Considering	Information to help you
Changing course or becoming a part-time student	Career counselling Change enrolment Definition of part-time and full-time study loads Faculty course adviser contacts Visa impact for international students (see bottom of linked page)
Deferring	Defer (time taken before first semester)
Studying off-campus	Off-campus learning (distance education) Off-campus units as part of an on campus course
Taking study leave (intermission)	Intermission (time taken after first semester) International students must see a Monash Connect adviser before applying
Withdrawing from your course	Discontinue your course using the correct exit process to leave your options open to return

Support to stay at uni

Need	Information to help you
Academic/study help	Faculty course adviser contacts Learning skills and advisers
Financial help	Financial assistance
Help for unit failure	Academic progress concerns You may be able to repeat a unit in summer or winter semester
Managing personal challenges	Counselling and mental health provide student support, resources and training