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Students remain liable for fees up to the date that they officially withdraw from the University. Students must complete and sign an official Withdrawal Form at their Programme Office / Graduate School. Students must also return their Student Card. For fee purposes the date of withdrawal will be considered that approved/witnessed by the Programme Office / Graduate School.

a) 'Free' fee students who register and officially withdraw with their Programme Office by completing the Withdrawal Form and returning their student card from Tuesday 2 October 2012 to Thursday 31 January 2013 inclusive are liable for payment of half the Student Contribution Charge, €2,250 and half the Student Centre Levy €183  i.e. a total of €1,216.50*. FURTHER, half of the tuition fee will be claimed on the student’s behalf from the HEA. A student will then be liable to pay half the tuition fee for the equivalent duration of attendance if s/he registers within the next 5 years in any Irish third level institution.
(b) 'Free' fee students who register and officially withdraw with their Programme Office by completing the Withdrawal Form and returning their student card after 1 February 2012 are liable for full payment of the Student Contribution Charge. €2,250 and the Student Centre Levy €183 i.e. a total of €2,433. FURTHER, the full tuition fee will be claimed on the student’s behalf from the HEA. A student will have to pay full fees for the equivalent duration of attendance if s/he registers within the next 5 years in any Irish third level institution.
* If entitled to "free" fees; if not, the appropriate tuition fee must be paid.
(Note: no charge applies to students who transfer to another third level institution as a result of a higher CAO offer).

The Department of Education & Skills allows students who withdraw from their programme in exceptional circumstances, such as certified serious illness, to apply to Administrative Services - Fees & Grants for permission to re-attend as 'free' fee students. Detailed medical certificates that must include referrals to a consultant or consultants and/or details of hospitalisation obtained at the time of the illness must be supplied. It should be clear from such documentation that the student was actively prevented from attending or participating in his/her programme for a significant period. Students who become ill after lectures for the academic year have been completed are not entitled to apply for "free" fees on medical grounds. It is important to note that the Department of Education & Skills stipulates that this concession, if granted, applies only where a student is returning to the same college and the same programme. If a student attends a different programme at UCD or a course at another third level college s/he will be liable for half- or full tuition fees based on the original period of attendance.

a) Students who officially withdraw on or before 1 October 2012 receive a full refund of any payments made subject to point (1.4) above.
b) Students who register and subsequently withdraw from their programme must complete and sign an official Withdrawal Form at their Programme Office/Graduate School. Students must also return their student card.
c) Students who withdraw after 1 October 2012 are liable for fees as follows:

The University allows students who withdraw from their programme in exceptional circumstances, such as certified serious illness, to apply to their School for an approval for a partial or full refund of fees paid. Detailed medical certificates that must include referrals to a consultant or consultants and/or details of hospitalisation obtained at the time of the illness must be supplied. It should be clear from such documentation that the student was actively prevented from attending or participating in his/her programme for a significant period. Students attending taught programmes who become ill after lectures for the academic year have been completed are not entitled to apply a refund in these circumstances.
 The University’s general policy on withdrawal can be found here:  http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/wd_procedure.pdf