Changes to your student status
Please note this guidance does not apply to the LL.M., M.A.St., M.C.L., M.Eng., M.Sci., M.Math., Vet.M.B., Mus.B., MBA, B.A., or B.Th. Degree, or the M.B., B.Chir. Degrees - students on these courses should contact their College and/or Department in the first instance.
General guidance on applying for a change in your student status can be found here.
Please note that new students will not be able to apply until the first day of their first term (1st October for Michaelmas Term, 5th January for Lent Term and 17th April for Easter Term, except where Full Term begins before 22nd April, in which case it is 10th April). Students who need to apply before the start of their first term should contact student-registry-help.admin.cam.ac.uk.
Policies and guidance relating to specific applications for postgraduates) can be found below.
- Medical intermission
- Returning from medical intermission
- Non-medical intermission
- Short breaks in study (research students only)
- Changing your mode of study
- Withdrawing from the University
- Work away from Cambridge
- Extending your submission date
- Changing your course registration
- Allowance/Exemption of Research Terms
- Reinstatement
- Changing your Department/Faculty
- Changing your supervisor
- Residing outside the University's precincts
- Applying for person(s) to join you in Cambridge
The same application process is followed for research degree students applying for an extension to the word-limit of your thesis or requesting to include additional materials with your thesis (see the guidance on submitting your thesis for examination).
In addition to applying for changes in student status, there are other things your can do via your CamSIS Self-Service, including maintaining your personal information, viewing and printing unofficial transcripts and accessing supervision reports. You can find further information here about what CamSIS can do for you.
Working while you study
The University has strict rules on full-time postgraduate students working whilst studying.
Hours of study/attendance and holidays
Access information for postgraduate students about hours of study/attendance.
If specific circumstances such as issues with equipment availability, caring responsibilities, repeated medical appointments, disability, or religious observance mean you would conduct research more effectively outside standard hours for a defined period, please see information about Flexible Study (postgraduate research students only).
Additional/Emergency Leave
In certain circumstances, it may be appropriate to apply for additional or emergency leave rather than intermission. Further information can be found on the Other Leave (Postgraduates) page.
University Composition Fee
Postgraduate students are required to pay the University Composition Fee (UCF) for the minimum number of terms for their degree. Further information about fees and exemption.