Study break and discontinuation

This page in Swedish.

Study break

As a student it can sometimes be necessary to take a break from your studies for a variety of reasons, such as sick leave, work or pregnancy. It is then possible to apply for approved leave from studies, which means that you temporarily suspend your ongoing studies in a specific programme, with the intention to come back to it at a later date. You need to apply for approved leave from studies and if you get your application approved you have a guaranteed spot upon your return. If your approved leave from studies is granted without a guaranteed spot it is still possible to return to your studies, but only if there are spots available. 

If you wish to make a study break, please fill out below form to request a study break. The form can be sent to studievagledning@fysik.lu.se. Please note that the form must be signed in order to be valid. 

Word format: Study break application eng.docx 

PDF format: Study break application eng.pdf 

Reasons for an approved leave from studies

To be granted an approved leave from studies there needs to be a special reasons that can be confirmed with a certificate or similar. Special reasons for an approved leave from studies can be, and should be certified, according to the following:

  • Social reasons: requires a personal letter as well as certificate that certifies that given reason.
  • Medical reasons: applicant's illness requires a doctor's certificate or equivalent. 
  • Child care according to paragraph 1 of the Swedish law about parental leave "Föräldraledighetslagen": certified through a personal account and birth certificate for the applicant and the child. 
  • Military or civil service or other service of a similar compulsory nature: includes both basic and repetition training. Certified by a copy of a "Desicion of enlistment" or similar document where date of enlistment is clear.
  • Temporary employment according to paragraph 12 of the law (2012:332) about certain military positions or military service for those employed as intermitently active group command, soldier or seaman according to this law: certified by employment contract. 
  • Positions in the student's union: the position and its extent is certified by the student's union.
  • Postponed leave according to the law about employee's right to leave for studies SFS 1974:981: certified by desicion from employer to not approve leave.

Returning to your studies

When you plan to return to your programme studies you have to apply for the courses you will be taking as normal.

Discontinue your programme

If you wish to discontinue your programme, please fill out below form and send it to studievagledning@fysik.lu.se. Please note that the form must be signed in order to be valid. 

PDF format: Request for discontinuation.pdf 

Please be aware that uncompleted parts of courses are no longer shown in Ladok if you discontinue the course or your programme. If you intend to resume your studies later, you should not discontinue the programme.

Discontinue a course

There are three variants of discontinuing/declining a course: Early discontinuation, Discontinuation and Withdrawal. 

Both CSN and Migration agency have access to Ladok and can see your registrations and discontinuations.

Early discontinuation: within the first three weeks

When you discontinue a course within the first three weeks of the course, if no result has been registered, it is called an early discontinuation (Swedish: tidigt avbrott). This has the following consequences:

  • If you change your mind, and wish to take the course, you will need to re-apply via Antagning.se (or Universityadmissions.se). 
  • If you are obliged to pay tuition fee, you can use the payment you have made for the course, for another programme course of the same value of credits.

Discontinuation: after three weeks

When you discontinue a course after three weeks, from when the course started, it is called discontinuation (Swedish: avbrott). This has the following consequences:

  • If you wish to take this course some time in the future, or if you change your mind, you can NOT re-apply to the course. Please contact student administration.
  • If you are obliged to pay tuition fee, you cannot use this payment for another course.

Withdrawal

When you decline a course yourself on Antagning.se (or Universityadmissions.se) or in Ladok, it is called a withdrawal (Swedish: återbud).

  • Withdrawal during the first three weeks: early discontinuation (see above).
  • Withdrawal after the first three weeks: discontinuation (see above).

 

This page was edited and updated 2024-10-01.