If, for good cause, a student is temporarily unable to carry out his or her coursework or research (if applicable), the board concerned may grant his or her request for a temporary suspension of status. Applications for suspension of status should be made to the board concerned, c/o the relevant Graduate Studies Assistant; and should be accompanied by statements of support from the relevant course director (or the student's supervisor, if applicable) and society. Students are required to suspend for one full academic year (three terms), or up to two years (six terms) if on an MPhil course.
When a student is entered as a candidate in an examination following return from suspension of status, they shall be entitled to be examined in accordance with the regulations pertaining at the time at which they received teaching for the examination, so long as the time elapsed since they were originally due to be examined is not greater than the maximum time permitted for completion set out below.
