As part of the Conditions of Registration and Enrolment that all students accept when you enrol or re-enrol at the School, you agree to attend all of your classes and engage with different parts of the School as and when required.
Engagement monitoring at LSE applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research students, regardless of your immigration status.

Attendance is mandatory and required for all in-person classes. Attendance is taken by class teachers and is recorded centrally on registers in LSE for You.

We monitor class attendance through registers twice each teaching term (Autumn and Winter Term), but we also look at other factors such as:

• Class attendance at course seminars
• Attendance at lectures
• Meeting and communicating with academic mentors or supervisors, as required
• Meeting and communicating with staff in academic departments, as required
• Meeting and communicating with staff in central services (ie., Student Services Centre, Student Wellbeing Service, PhD Academy)
• Accessing study materials in Moodle
• Accessing the LSE library or other study spaces on campus
• Submitting formative or summative coursework
• Sitting exams or submitting online exams

If you are unable to attend one or more of these classes for valid reasons (eg, illness, family emergency, unavoidable transport issues), you should contact your class teacher in advance of or immediately after the class to inform them of the reason for your absence.

Certain absences can be authorised, and more information about these can be found here. 

If you fail to communicate the reason for your absence or if this is not for a valid reason, your absence will be considered unauthorised/unapproved.

Prolonged absences from campus, lack of communication, assessments not submitted and absence at exams, all constitute cause for concern and will be followed up on by academic departments.

If your engagement does not improve, academic departments will work together with Student Services to assess the situation and provide you with a range of options suitable for you. These options, depending on individual circumstances, might include a range of solutions – from a referral to the Student Wellbeing Service or a recommendation to contact LSE Life, to advising the student to interrupt their studies, defer assessments, or apply for repeat teaching. 

As with all students, your engagement will be monitored throughout the academic year.  If you do not engage with your approved repeat teaching, it is at the discretion of the Repeat Teaching Panel to revoke your status. If you are unable to engage with your repeat teaching, we strongly recommend that you discuss your situation  with the Student Advice and Engagement Team.  

As part of the conditions of your student visa, you agree to attend all your lectures and classes as scheduled with no unauthorised absences. If there are concerns about your attendance and engagement, it is important that you engage with your academic department to explain the reasons of your absence so that the School can help you plan a return to your studies.

Unauthorised absences and lack of engagement may have serious consequences for your registration at the School and, in extreme cases, may result in your Student Visa sponsorship being withdrawn. 

If you have concerns regarding your attendance and engagement, you should contact your academic department as a first step.

Undergraduate students may wish to contact their departmental tutor as well as their academic mentor.

You can also contact the Student Advice and Engagement Team via the SSC enquiry form.