FAQs for Current Students

Yes! This webpage includes all the relevant links, including to term dates, exam period dates, dates for course selection open and close and dates for when you need to pay your fees. There are three terms at LSE: Autumn Term, Winter Term and Spring Term.

The Student Services Centre can provide you with a letter of registration to prove you are an LSE student. These letters are typically used for things like council tax, opening bank accounts, applying for visas and other similar situations. You can request a letter here. 

PhD students should contact the PhD Academy to request a certificate or letter.

Council tax is a tax that each household/individual pays for local services such as bin collection and full-time students are typically entitled to some form of exemption or discount, but this depends on your individual circumstances and you must check with your own local council. You can find out more here, and how to request a letter from the SSC to provide to your local council. 

You can order a new one! Please view this webpage for more information. 

All students must follow their programme regulations for their year of entry. For example, if you started your programme in September 2022, you will follow the 2022  programme regulations. You can view all programme regulations here in the LSE calendar. Your academic mentor will oversee your course selection and so you can speak with them about what you'd like to study and the courses you're thinking of choosing. 

You should ask your academic mentor in the first instance. You must ask a potential reference in advance of putting their name and contact details on an application form for their permission to do so. It is good practice to let them know in advance of any upcoming applications, when they can expect to contacted and provide them with any information that would be helpful. It is unreasonable to expect a reference to be completed with only a few days notice, so please be mindful of timelines and make sure you provide your reference with enough notice. You can also ask previous academic mentors, your class teachers or academic staff who have taught you for a reference where relevant.  

If a company requires a verification of your qualifications, this is a separate process they should undertake and you should send the company this link. Departments and academic staff will not be able to provide official verification of qualifications or marks. 

If you have a question about your time here at LSE and you're not sure who to ask, you can get in touch with your academic mentor. For administrative queries, you can also contact your programme manager - they can explain administrative processes at LSE and will able to point you to the right team and help you find the answers. The undergraduate programme manager can be contacted on sociology.ug@lse.ac.uk and the MSc programme managers can be contacted on sociology.msc@lse.ac.uk