College of Education, Health and Human Development

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Application for Suspension of a Masters Thesis

or MCouns Portfolio

Please submit to completed form as an email attachment ().

CHECK:

Section 1 – to be completed by the student

Before applying for a suspension please first discuss the matter with your supervisors.

Your application for a suspension will be considered by the Dean of Education, Health and Human Development in consultation with your supervisors. In granting a suspension the viability of your project and availability of ongoing resources, including supervision, is taken intoconsideration. If the project is not going to be viable after the requested period, then the period of suspension may be declined or reduced in length and you may be requested to continue to study or withdraw completely from your studies.You will be notified on the outcome of your request by the Student Advice team as soon as possible.

Please note that a suspension to study means a complete withdrawal from study for a period. During the period of suspension you should not be working on your thesis and will not have access to any UC resources (including supervision) during that time. Payment of UC Scholarship stipends will stop for the duration of a suspension of studies. Students whoare suspended should fully expect to return to their studies after the suspension period. Suspensions can only be awarded for whole months, can only start from the first day of the month, and are for a minimum period of one month.

If a suspension is applied for in advance, tuition fees will not be charged for the period of the suspension. If a back dated suspension is granted, a refund of fees for the period of suspension is not automatic; a separate application must be made for refund of tuition fees.Any scholarship stipends received during the period of suspension will need to be repaid. Please contact the Scholarships Office to discuss this.

International students should contact Enrolments (Level 1, Matariki Building) to discuss their visa situation before applying for a suspension of their studies. Immigration NZ will be notified of all suspensions.

  • If the suspension is for a short period of time the Student Visa can remain in place
  • If the suspension is for three months or longer, Immigration New Zealand may cancel the student’s visa and require the student to apply for a Visitor permit (if remaining in NZ) pending expiry of the suspension period. All students should contact Immigration NZ to check their student visa status and re-apply for a Student Visa at the end of the period of suspension.

Students: Please complete Section One with your details and the reason for your application.

Section 1: Student details

Date
Full Name
Student Number
Email Address
Requested dates for suspension
Reason(s) for Request:

Students: Once you have completed Section One email this form to for a student advisor to process your application.

Section 2: Office use only

Please complete your section and forward onto the person named in the next section to add their comments

PG Administrator
New submission date (if approved)
PG Administrator Transcript Attached: / YES NO
PG Administrator Entered Application Log / YES NO
Senior Supervisor / Date
Supervisor Notes
Head of School / Date
Head of School/ Programme Coordinator Notes:
Please provide relevant information to assist in decision making. This may include academic performance, awareness of circumstances, whether there is merit in application etc.
Academic Manager / Date
Academic Manager Notes
Dean of Education, Health and Human Development / Dr Julie Mackey / Date
Comments
Approved/ Declined / Approved Declined
SMS NOTE: - Deans Resolution
The Dean of Education and Health Scienceshas resolved that:
The application of [Name], [UC ID:] for a[backdated]suspension to [course] from [start date of suspension] to [end date of suspension], while retaining eligibility for honours shall be approved, Dr Julie Mackey, [Date]. The new submission date is [New date]. The application was made on: [Date].
Additional Comments:
Note entered in JADE/SMS / YES NO
Email sent to student + CC Supervisor, Thesis enrolment, HOS, College, PG administrator. / YES NO
Application Log Updated / YES NO

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