Students may receive this error for two (2) reasons:  These are:

1.  Not registering in the previous semester; or

2.  Being required to withdraw (RTW).

If you did not register in the previous semester, then you must apply via the Automated Student Request System (ASRS) for late leave of absence.

If you have been required to withdraw, the pertinent regulations are outlined below:

REQUIREMENT TO WITHDRAW REGULATIONS

• Except where otherwise prescribed in the Faculty’s regulations, a student whose GPA for a given semester is less than 2.0 shall be deemed to be performing unsatisfactorily, and shall be placed on warning.  A student on warning whose GPA for the succeeding semester is less than 2.0 will be required to withdraw.

•  Student required to withdraw from the University for failing to complete their degree programme within the stipulated period or for poor performance as provided for in the Faculty regulations may be re-admitted after at least one year has elapsed since withdrawal. 

• Applications for re-admission or waiver of the requirement to withdraw will be considered on its own merit and will only succeed if the Faculty is satisfied that the circumstances attending the reasons for the withdrawal have altered substantially.  Applications for waiver must be made via the Automated Student Request System (ASRS).

See Faculty Handbook for comprehensive RTW regulations.