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What happens next

Find out how long it takes to receive an outcome.

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After you submit your application

Once you submit your application, you won’t be able to complete enrolment or make any changes to your units of study until your application is processed, or you decide to cancel it. This means you won’t receive a timetable or have access to unit Canvas sites while your application is pending.

If you’ve applied for a reduced study load in both semesters, each is assessed as a separate application. Our email correspondence to you will include individual request ID numbers for each semester.

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<p>If you’re currently enrolled in the unit of study that you wish to drop, you should still attend classes until your reduce study load is approved.</p>

Attend classes until you're approved

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Processing time

We prioritise applications submitted before the start of semester, and do our best to process these within 10 business days so you have time to organise your timetable and start classes.

Applications submitted closer to the start of semester, or more complex cases, may take longer.

Update your application

To make changes to your units of study or update your application, you need to cancel your application first. Log in to Sydney Student go to My requests.

Once cancelled, you need to enrol in a full-time study load or submit a new reduced study load application, before the last day to add deadline.

If you submitted other requests (such as an enrolment exception request or a reduced study load application for a different semester), you need to cancel all requests before you can access the unit of study selection screen.

Respond to requests for information

It's important to check your University student email account regularly, as your faculty or school may request additional information or documents within a certain timeframe. We won’t be able to process your application until you respond to this request.

We may send you two separate requests if you applied for a reduced study load for both semesters.

Your outcome

We’ll send an email to your University email account once a decision has been made. If you applied for a reduced study load for both semesters you'll receive separate outcomes.

Your outcome email includes instructions on what to do next. It’s important to follow these instructions and to review your final unit selection so that you can complete your enrolment.

Last updated: 02 June 2026

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