Student Finance after leaving my course

I received CertHE for my first year of 3 year course. My application was approved for 2nd year and in the beginning of 2nd year I suspended my studies due to health reasons and after suspending later withdrew from the course.

So I essentially completed my 1st year and then after been in 2nd year for one day could no longer attend and had to suspend my studies and after suspending I withdrew from the course.

If I want to study again, will Student Finance count this as 1 year of previous study or 2? Student finance for 2nd year was approved but I was only in uni for one day.

Thanks

Hi uni1998qlc,

Yes, this would count as 2 years previous study as you attended the course for year 2 at some point. If you are to attend a new full time course, you would likely need to self fund year 1 Tuition Fees. If you had Compelling Personal Reasons that affected your continuation of the course, you can potentially apply for the additional year of support. You would need to provide a cover letter explaining your circumstances along with evidence such as a letter from a 3rd party professional that confirms what happened, when this happened and how this directly impacted your studies.

https://logon.slc.co.uk/cas/login

Thanks, Clare

Could you please explain how and when do I apply for additional year of support? Do I simply upload cover letter with evidence in my Student Finance account after applying for tuition loan? Thank you.