Can universities withdraw a course?

Unfortunately they can.

My niece's university cancelled her course after her first year!

Unfortunately, this is allowed, and it is very likely the university have cancelled the course because it is no longer financially viable to run. I know it's a shame, and it's even worse when they cancel courses part way through, but universities can't run lots of courses that cost more to run than they bring in.

As they have given you plenty of warning, you can at least apply to alternative courses in September. There's nothing stopping you from reapplying to other courses you've previously rejected. Do you still have an insurance choice in place?

I know this must be very upsetting for you, but at least they have let you know well in advance, so you do have plenty of time to sort out an alternative.

No conditional place I guess I'll just pick an alternative course or reapply :/ if I reapplied can I use the same personal statement and referees?


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Have the university not offered you an alternative course? If there is something you are interested in, call them. You are in a good negotiating position.

You'll have to check with your referee, but I'm sure they'll be happy to help you out. You can use your previous personal statement, but you might want to make some changes to reflect the things you've done over the past year, and perhaps anything you do at the start of your gap year. There's no need to rewrite everything, though.

I hope you manage to sort something good out for next year.

Yeah they have alternatives - not ideal but I'll survive they have been really helpful I just really wanted the course


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