The Undergraduate Course Selection Student Guide can be accessed here.

To select a course that is part of your programme regulations:

1. Log into LSE for You using your LSE username and password.

2. Navigate to "Selection of Courses" option in the left hand menu.

3. Choose the paper you want to select courses for and click 'change selected course'.

4. Select the course you'd like to take for that paper and select 'click here to choose selected courses' at the bottom of the page.

5. Repeat this process until you have made all of your course selections for all papers.

6. When you have finished click 'Click here to make this your new Selection of Courses'.

All course selections are subject to approval from your Academic Mentor, availability and timetabling constraints.

To select an unlisted course that is not part of your programme regulations (outside options):

1. Complete steps 1-3 as above.

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select 'Request unlisted course' button.

3. Select whether you wish to take 1 whole unit course or 2 half unit courses and click 'continue'.

4. Type the code of the course you wish to take into the text box and click 'Fetch'.

5. Click 'continue' to apply to take the retrieved course.

6. Read the terms and conditions carefully and click 'I agree' to continue.

7. Write an explanation of the academic reasons for applying to take an unlisted course and click 'submit request'.

8. Wait for your request to take an unlisted course to be approved by your Academic Mentor and then your Departmental Tutor.

Outside options are subject to approval, availability and timetabling constraints.

You can find information about General Course and GO LSE course selection in the Undergraduate Course Selection Student Guide here.

To select a course that is part of your programme:

1. Log into LSE for You using your LSE username and password.

2. Navigate to "Selection of Courses" option in the left hand menu.

3. Choose the paper you want to select courses for and click 'change selected course'.

4. Select the course you'd like to take for that paper and click 'click here to choose selected courses' at the bottom of the page.

5. Repeat this process until you have made all of your course selections for all papers.

6. When you have finished click 'Click here to make this your new Selection of Courses'.

All course selections are subject to approval from your Academic Mentor, availability and timetabling constraints.

To select an unlisted course that is outside of the listed options:

1. Complete steps 1-3 as above. 

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click 'Request unlisted course' button.

3. Select whether you wish to take 1 whole unit course or 2 half unit courses and click 'continue'.

4. Type the code of the course you wish to take into the text box and click 'Fetch'.

5. Click 'continue' to apply to take the retrieved course.

6. Read the terms and conditions carefully and click 'I agree' to continue.

7. Write an explanation of the academic reasons for applying to take an unlisted course and click 'submit request'.

8. You then need to complete and return a 'Course with Permission' form to the Dean of the General Course and Global Mobility. The form is available to download on the Courses with Permission webpage.  

9. Follow the advice on the Courses with Permission webpage carefully to ensure that the form is completed correctly. 

10. If your request is approved, the course will be added to your LFY course selections and timetable within five working days. 

Outside options are subject to approval, availability and timetabling constraints.

The Postgraduate Course Selection Student Guide can be accessed here.

To select a course:

1. Log into LSE for You using your LSE username and password.

2. Expand the 'Graduate Course Choice' option in the left hand menu and select 'Graduate Course Choice - Student'.

3. Click on the 'select or drop courses | accept or decline offers | withdraw requests' button.

4. Select courses from the available options, including compulsory courses for your programme. 

5. If a course that you wish to take is not listed then type the course code (e.g. AB456) into the box at the bottom of the listed options and click "Fetch".

6. If you have chosen a non-compulsory controlled access (capped) course, you will be asked to enter a statement in support of your application if required. Not all courses need a statement; you can find out if a statement is required by visiting controlled access courses.

7. You will also be given the opportunity to enter a "supporting statement" in support of your selected courses. You are strongly recommended to do so if your selected courses fall outside the regulations for your programme.

8. Wait for your any requests to take controlled access capped course(s) to be considered by the teaching department(s). You will be notified by email when the Department makes a decision.  If the Department chooses to offer you a place then you will have to accept that offer before you will be enrolled on the course. Act quickly - offers expire after 48 hours!

Seminar allocation and sign-up

Some departments allocate students to seminars, and some departments will allow students to sign themselves up to seminars. You can see which method is used for each of your registered courses in the seminar sign-up system in LSE for You.

You can use seminar sign-up once you have signed up for a course and the department responsible has made the course available for seminar sign up. 

Seminar sign-up is accessible throughout the course selection windows. If you fail to sign up for seminars during this time, the department may allocate you to a seminar group of their choice on your behalf. 

Autumn Term

• Continuing undergraduates: you can select courses from 10.00am on Tuesday 02 September 2025 until 5.00pm on Monday 13 October 2025.
  

• New undergraduates (including General Course students): you can select courses from 10.00am on Tuesday 09 September 2025 until 5.00pm on Monday 13 October 2025.

• Postgraduates: you can browse (but not select) courses from 10.00am on Monday 22 September 2025 until Thursday 25 September 2025. You can select courses from 10.00am on Thursday 25 September 2025 until 5.00pm on Friday 10 October 2025.

Winter Term

You can make changes to Winter Term half units from 10.00am on Monday 19 January 2026 until 5.00pm on Friday 30 January 2026. All students will use the Course Selection system on LSE for You to request any changes in this period.

It is not possible to change full unit courses or half-unit courses that were taught in Autumn during this period.

You should always finalise your courses by the main deadlines, which is 5.00pm on Friday 10 October 2025 (PG) and 5.00pm on Monday 13 October 2025 (UG & GC). 

In exceptional circumstances, you may be able to make a late change with permission.

The late course change period runs from 5.00pm on Friday 10 October 2025 until 5.00pm on Friday 17 October 2025 for postgraduate students and from 5.00pm on Monday 13 October 2025 until 5.00pm on Monday 20 October 2025 for undergraduate and General Course students.

No course changes to full units or Autumn term half units are possible after 5.00pm on the above deadlines.

Capped Courses - Undergraduate

Some departments have capped courses, which means that places on these courses will be limited. On the LSE for You course selection system these courses are labelled as 'capped'. A full list of capped courses is available here.

These courses are offered on a first come first served basis and as soon as the number of students registered reaches the capped number, the status of these courses will change to "full" and no one else will be able to select them.

If you select a capped course as part of an ‘unlisted course’ request, please be aware that you will only be enrolled on the course if your request is fully approved before the capped course becomes full. If the capped course becomes full before your request is approved, you will need to choose another course. 

If you want more information about capped courses please contact the department teaching the course.

The Undergraduate Course Selection Student Guide can be accessed here.

Controlled Access (Capped) Courses - Postgraduate

Many graduate courses are designated as ‘controlled access’ due to limited places and/or prerequisites that are required in order to study the course. These will be highlighted in green on the list of available courses in the LSE for You course selection system. You can find information about controlled access courses, how applicants are selected, and deadlines for applying at controlled access courses.

You will be notified of the outcome of your request to take a controlled access course by email. If you have been offered a place on a controlled access course, you must use the LSE for You course selection system to indicate whether you would like to accept or decline the offer within two working days of receiving the offer email. After this time the offer will expire.

The Postgraduate Course Selection Student Guide can be accessed here.

If you intend to use an offer to replace another course you are registered for, you must withdraw from that course before you accept the new offer, to ensure that you do not exceed the maximum number of units your programme regulations allow you to take.

Please do not assume you have a place on a controlled access course until you have been officially informed of this and accepted the offer. You will not be able to sign up for a seminar until you are registered for the course.

You can withdraw a request to take a controlled access course before/after you are notified of the outcome or drop the course after you are registered for it.

Please remember that if you are offered a place on a controlled access course, you must log in to LSE for You and accept the place within 48 hours.

Please see the Course Selection and Timetables FAQs for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students below:

• Undergraduate Course Selection and Timetables FAQs
• Postgraduate Course Selection and Timetables FAQs