What this means
You have either deferred or failed at least one course, and are therefore not eligible to be awarded at this point. However, you still have attempts remaining in these course(s). The courses that you have not passed are all IRDAP enabled.
The Regulations for Taught Masters Degrees set out the maximum number of attempts you have at each course.
Supporting your wellbeing
Check out the LSE Student Support Map for details of the different types of support available at LSE. We understand that getting unexpected results may be a worrying experience, if you need emotional or wellbeing support you can access LSE's wellbeing resources or contact your doctor.
Next steps
If you have deferred assessments, then you will be expecting this and will have a plan in place. You will take any deferred assessment(s) during the 2025/26 academic year. See re-entry for more details about what happens next.
If you have failed a course, we would like to reassure you that you will have another opportunity to sit your assessments in that course again, as long as you have attempts remaining. You will resit any failed assessment(s) during the 2025/26 academic year. See re-entry for more details about what happens next.
The next time that you can be considered for an award is July 2026. Even if your assessments are completed in the Autumn Term, or during the January Exam period, you cannot be awarded until July 2026.
If you hold a student visa
You should contact the Student Advice and Engagement Team to discuss your circumstances and what you need to do.
Appealing your results
You can only appeal your results based on the following grounds:
- You feel that the Exam Board did not follow the correct procedure such that there is reasonable doubt that the decision would have been the same if the correct procedure had been followed (‘Procedural error’); and/or
- There is new information about Exceptional Circumstances that affected the assessment outcome. Such circumstances would normally be sudden, unforeseen, out of your control and proximate to the assessment(s) in question. Where you submit an appeal in relation to new information , you must also provide a valid reason, with evidence, explaining why you did not submit this information on time.
If you would like to appeal you should do so as soon as possible, and no later than 23:59 (London time) on Thursday 23 October 2025. For further information please read the detailed guidance about the School's appeal procedure on Challenging Results.
If you have any questions regarding the appeals process, you should contact the Student Regulations Team. They will be unable to discuss the specifics of your case but can offer general guidance on the results and appeal processes and procedures. You can speak to the Students' Union Advice Service if you wish to discuss your specific case.