Terms and conditions
Applying to all Language Centre non degree programmes, courses and services
These terms and conditions are not exhaustive. Specific conditions not mentioned here may be applicable to a specific programme, course or service but these will be clear on any web information, receipt, information booklet or application form.
- The application, registration, and payment procedure specific to the programme must be followed.
- To take a course at the Centre you must normally be aged 18 or over at the start date.
- If, due to unforeseen circumstances, a course is cancelled you will receive a full refund of course fees.
- We reserve the right to cancel courses that fail to meet the minimum recruitment level before commencement. A full refund will be made in such circumstances.
- We reserve the right to change any times/dates/content listed.
- Our non-degree modern language programme is open to LSE students, staff, and alumni.
- Any individual wishing to withdraw from a non-degree language course after its start date will not normally qualify for any refund.
- Please also refer to the information on Frequently Asked Questions and Help pages for this programme relating to 'Attendance' and 'Timetable clashes, changing courses, and withdrawing'.
- Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) presessional programme is open to students with a conditional offer to study a taught postgraduate course at LSE. We are also happy to accept students with a conditional offer to undertake an MPhil/Phd programme.
- Please refer to cancellation and refund information on our Frequently Asked Questions and Help pages for this programme, listed under 'Cancelling your place on LN905'.
- We cannot guarantee LSE accommodation, please refer to information on Frequently Asked Questions and Help pages for this programme.
- Additional services include; proofreading, translation, quick assessment, and document authentication.
- We cannot guarantee that we can undertake anything requested. This depends on availability of staff.
- We cannot guarantee that the work will be done within the required time frame, however every effort will be made to do so providing that sufficient notice is given.
- All authentication work undertaken comes with a signed covering letter by the member of staff who undertook the work.
- If you are applying to LSE and need any documents translated and/or authenticated then the LSE rate is applicable.
- For purposes of calculating fees for authentication, documents will be classed as individual documents at our discretion. For example, a two page transcript plus certificate will be considered one document. However, longer transcripts may be divided into separate academic years.
- Translations are charged per word in the source document. A minimum of £25.00 may be charged.
- For services where the total estimated cost will exceed £250.00 you may be asked for a deposit.
- On completion you will be contacted and asked to pay the balance due before collecting any materials.
- In order to ascertain your exact requirements we may ask you to meet with the member of staff who will undertake the work to finalise cost/timeframe.
- An Internal Charge can be raised for LSE units.
- 'Quick Language Assessment’: We can either use a pro forma from your college (or place you are applying to study at) or we can give you a Covering Letter which states our opinion of your Language Skills, using the Council of Europe Assessment Profiles.