Deferment Policy / Withdrawal Policy

Deferment Policy

1. Deferment of Course

A deferment refers to a student's request to delay his/her study of the course and to carry forward his/her paid fees to a later period. Deferment may arise due to factors such as the need to serve in national service or for any other valid reason.

As a policy, deferment is generally not encouraged unless on official or compassionate grounds and approval is granted at the sole discretion of the School. All requests for deferment must be supported by official documentary evidence.
If a student wishes to defer his/her study, he/she should adhere to the following procedures:

• The student must complete the Request for Course Deferment Form and submit it to our Student Services Office along with official documentary evidence.
• Parent's formal letter of consent to the deferment and to absolve SMa Institute's responsibilities for any disruption to the student's study in Singapore is required if he/she is below the age of 18.
• An appointment will be arranged for him/her to meet with the respective staff in-charge for advice and counselling session. With advice from our staff, the student will decide on whether to continue with his/her study or proceed with the deferment.
• SMa Institute shall put it in writing to inform the student on the acknowledgement of deferment.
• Upon acknowledgement: the student must approach our Student Services Office as soon as possible to complete formalities with SMa Institute and the Student's Pass cancellation (Student's Pass holder only) processes for the deferment of study. The student's Student's Pass must be returned to the School.
• For Student's Pass holder, SMa Institute will cancel his/her Student's Pass with the ICA.

2. Late Request for Deferment of Course

Students who submit their request for deferment upon or after the start of the module/unit for a particular semester/trimester will not be able to carry forward his/her paid fees for the particular module/unit to a later period, unless otherwise approved by SMa Institute.

Withdrawal Policy

1. Post-Enrolment Withdrawal

If a student wishes to withdraw from SMa Institute voluntarily, he/she should adhere to the following procedures:

• The student must complete the Request for Post-Enrolment Withdrawal Form and submit it along with his/her Student's Pass to our Student Services Office.
• Parent's formal letter of consent to the withdrawal and to absolve SMa Institute's responsibilities for any disruption to the student's study in Singapore is required if he/she is below the age of 18.
• An appointment will be arranged for him/her to meet with the respective staff in-charge for counselling session. With advice from our staff, the student will decide on whether to continue with his/her study or proceed with the withdrawal.
• For Student's Pass holder, SMa Institute will cancel his/her Student's Pass with the ICA.

2. Late Request for Post-Enrolment Withdrawal

Students who submit their request for post-enrolment withdrawal after the start of module/unit for a particular semester/trimester will not be entitled to a refund of their fees paid (refer to Refund Policy). Special approval may be granted by SMa Institute on a case-by-case basis.