Your offer of admission is only valid for the semester to which you are admitted. If you are not able to begin your studies in the semester stated on your acceptance letter, you may request a deferral of your application. Applications may be deferred by up to three semesters (one academic year) at the discretion of the Office of the Registrar. Deferrals for competitive-entry programs require approval from the academic unit offering the program.

To request an application deferral, you must first drop any registered courses and then contact admissions@mun.ca. In your request email, include:

• your full name,
• student number, and
• the reason for your deferral request.

If you will be attending another post-secondary institution before starting at Memorial, you are required to declare this in your deferral request.

Please note that deferred applications must be reviewed for a new admission decision. Refer to our processing times for more details. When you receive a new offer of admission, you should confirm the new offer in the admissions portal.

Please note:

• If you are registered beyond the last day to add courses for the semester, and you subsequently drop all of your courses, you will still maintain your ability to register in the following three semesters. An application deferral is not required in this case.
• The information on this page pertains to the application for admission only. It is your responsibility to contact other university services/units about the impact of changing your semester of admission (e.g. on-campus residence, entrance scholarships, etc.).