Relinquishment of right to study

What are the consequences of relinquishing a right to study?

Notifications of relinquishing the right to study are irrevocable. After relinquishing your study right, you cannot regain the study right by applying for re-enrollment or a renewed right to study. If you later wish to resume your studies, you must apply for a new study right through our main admissions process.

In what situations may I have to relinquish my right to study?

Relinquishment of your study right is only required in a few circumstances. For example, in order to receive unemployment benefits, you usually do not need to relinquish your study right; it is sufficient to demonstrate that your studies have been terminated. Similarly, failing to register for the academic year or if your study right has already expired does not usually require you to relinquish your study right.

In practice, the need to relinquish a study right may arise only if, in a matter concerning unemployment benefits, you are unable to demonstrate that your studies have been terminated. In such cases, you must relinquish your study right even if you have already lost it due to failure to complete the academic year registration or if the previous study right has already expired.

How do I relinquish my right to study?

You can relinquish your study right by completing a notification of termination of studies. The form can be found under Forms – “Form 3 - Termination of Studies.”

You can only relinquish one right to study per form. If you are waiving more than one study right, use a separate form for each study right.  

Once you have submitted the notification, you can no longer revoke your decision to relinquish your study right. The last day of your study right will be the date on which your notification of termination is received.