The general rule for taught students is as follows:

• If you have interrupted your studies in Autumn Term, you will be expected to return to your studies in Autumn Term of the following academic year.
• If you have interrupted your studies in Winter Term, you will be expected to return to your studies in Winter Term of the following academic year. 
• In some cases for Winter Term interruptions of study, your department may think it is beneficial for you to apply for repeat teaching in the Autumn Term because you did not interrupt soon enough in the previous academic year.  These cases are rare but you may wish to consider this as a possibility. There would be an additional cost if you have repeat teaching approved.
• For Executive Masters students, it will depend on when you interrupt your studies and when your next teaching block takes place. Correspondence for returning Executive Masters students is managed by your programme team.

Full and part-time degree programmes (non-Executive)

Prior to your return, you will be sent two separate emails by the Student Advice and Engagement Team. 

The first email will be sent at least eight weeks in advance of your return to: 

• check if you plan to resume your studies or if there are any ongoing issues which means you may seek an exceptional further interruption or withdrawal from your degree programme;
• signpost students who will need a new CAS and student visa to the correct information to obtain their visas on time for their return.

The second email will be sent to you by the Student Advice and Engagement Team at the point that online pre-enrolment opens for you.  You can still seek advice on whether a return to your studies is the right option for you at this time, but we anticipate student visa holders should already be making progress on their new student visa application. 

If you are returning from interruption in Autumn term 2025, online re-enrolment will be available in August. You will receive an email notification with the link to re-enrol online. 

• When you return from a break in your studies, you will have to re-enrol online and attend a campus enrolment session. Once you have completed online re-enrolment and attended campus enrolment, you will be a fully enrolled student. 
  
  You must complete this process before accessing on campus resources and teaching.
• Check the Campus Enrolment Schedule for full information on when and where to attend campus enrolment. Please note, students returning from interruption in Autumn Term should campus enrol according to your programme's campus enrolment date (the same date as new students). 
• The latest date to online re-enrol and campus enrol is 24 October 2025.
• If you are due to return from interruption in Winter Term 2025/6, you will receive further information about online re-enrolment and campus enrolment in early December 2025. Please re-enrol as soon as possible after receiving this message. You should campus enrol before attending any in-person teaching, or, if applicable, prior to taking January 2026 in-person assessments.
• If you are returning to an Executive programme, please check with your Programme Manager for latest information as the return from interruption is managed by your programme team rather than the Student Services Centre. 
• If you have questions about your re-enrolment, please contact the Student Services Centre via the SSC enquiry form.  

• The online re-enrolment process will help to make sure we have up to date and necessary information about you. 
• We will send you an email when it is time to re-enrol.
• When re-enrolling online, you will need to:
  • Check and update, if necessary, your addresses, emergency contact details and the monitoring information that the School holds on record for you.
  • Provide some additional information for the Careers Team – this is to help us better understand what support we can provide for you.
  • Register to vote if you wish.
  • Confirm your acceptance of the Conditions of Registration and Enrolment (these have been updated since the last academic year).
• Please see our online pre-enrolment/re-enrolment FAQs if you encounter difficulties re-enrolling online.

• Campus re-enrolment is where we check your documents. When you campus re-enrol we are legally required to check your eligibility to study in the UK. We do this by checking various documents. The documents you'll need vary according to your nationality and immigration status. If you do not bring the appropriate identification documents we will not be able to campus enrol you. Documents must be originals.
• You'll be expected to arrive on campus for the start of teaching in Autumn Term.
• For details of what you need to bring with you please visit what to bring to campus enrolment. Please remember to check back regularly as the webpage may be updated through the year.
• Please remember that you will not be able to campus enrol unless you bring all the required in-date original documents with you to campus enrolment.

 Winter Term only 

• You must campus enrol before attending any in-person teaching, or, if applicable, prior to taking January 2026 in-person assessments.
• Winter Term students returning from interruption - please campus enrol at the Student Services Centre counter during normal counter opening hours.
• Please see the Student Services webpage for SSC counter opening hours as these can vary at different points during the academic year.
• Executive students: please stay in touch with your Programme Manager as they will have the latest information on campus enrolment arrangements.

For further information about the questions you will be asked, and what to expect when re-enrolling online, please visit the Enrolment and Re-enrolment webpages.

Please remember that your LSE Card is an important piece of identification and should be carried at all times whilst on campus and must not be lent out or shared with others.

• If your LSE Card is due to expire this year: you can request a new card online at LSE Cards.
• If your LSE Card card is not due to expire this year: it will be automatically updated for the new academic year. Keep using it as normal until the expiry date approaches. At that point, you can request a new card online at LSE Cards.
• If your LSE Card is not due to expire, but it was lost, stolen or damaged during your interruption: visit LSE Cards and follow the directions to order a new card. A charge for a replacement may apply.

If you are returning in Autumn Term you will need to select your courses. Course selection for undergraduates will open at the beginning of September. Course selection for postgraduates will open near the end of September.

For more information about selecting courses and key dates please visit the Course Selection webpage.

 If you have any questions about course selection please submit an enquiry. 

If you have SLC funding, re-enrolment with LSE will automatically result in your attendance and registration being confirmed with the SLC before the end of October.

This will release your maintenance loan, tuition fee payment to the School and any relevant bursaries.

Fees

You can check your fees on the Table of Fees. For more information about your fees and/or Financial Support, please visit:

• Fees, Income and Credit Control
• Financial Support Office

You must have cleared any debts before you can re-register. You should contact the Fees, Income and Credit Control Office to make arrangements to clear the debt before attempting to re-enrol. 

If you are due to return in September using an LSE sponsored student visa, please request a CAS statement (for continuing students). 

Please note, you need to make arrangements to apply for your new student visa from overseas as soon as you receive your new CAS. This is to ensure that you receive your new student visa on time and able to travel back to the UK. 

For specialist visa advice enquiries, please complete the Visa Advice Query Form.

You may have taken a break in your studies due to health or wellbeing issues. If this is the case, we recommend that you contact Student Wellbeing Services as early as possible so that support can be put in place for you as needed. 

You may also wish to speak to LSE LIFE to get support with any academic issues or concerns you may have after a break in your studies.

If you don't re-enrol at the School as expected, you will be contacted by the School to find out why you have not returned, but if you do not respond, your status will change to 'Break Unauthorised' and the School will consider that you are absent without leave (AWOL). You will remain on this status for an academic year.  After this point, you will be withdrawn from your programme by the School.

If you have any other questions, you may find the answer on the Enrolment, Re-enrolment or Online FAQ webpages.  

If you encounter difficulties re-enrolling online, you may find the answer to your question on the Online FAQ webpage.

If you cannot find the answer to your question, please contact us via the SSC online enquiry form.