The census date is the last day:

• before you become liable for fees for the units in which you're enrolled
• you can withdraw from a unit without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (there are some exceptions).

You have until 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on the census date to make changes to your units without financial or academic penalty.

International students who want to discontinue from their course may face some financial penalties – check our refunds page for more information.

If you withdraw from a unit after a certain date, your academic record can show Withdrawn or Withdrawn Fail. You should understand how census and withdrawal dates can affect your fees and academic record. For more information, see:

• More about census dates and teaching periods
• Academic and financial penalties
• Past census dates and teaching periods archive

Monash College students

Monash College census dates differ – see the Diplomas program and Foundation Year.

Standard census dates for the most common teaching periods

Non-standard unit withdrawal dates

Some units have different withdrawal dates, which are known as the Withdrawn Early date. This deadline acts as the census date and is the last day to withdraw without financial or academic penalty.

• Arts units
• Business and Economics units
• Education summer units
• Law undergraduate units
• Law graduate and Juris Doctor units
• Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences units
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate units

There may be other non-standard unit withdrawal dates. If you're unsure check with your faculty.

Census dates for 2022 teaching periods (sorted by start date)

Use this search to find a teaching period or code in the table.