Global Programme FAQs

At Department level we are limited in terms of advice or information we are able to provide regarding VISAs and immigration. The Visa Advice Team have lots of information on their website here and you can contact them directly here.

LSE is unable to provide visa advice on visas for the United States, China and South Africa. Please contact USC, Fudan University or UCT for further details on this.

• Students on Double Degree Global Programmes can request to transfer to the 1 year MSc Media and Communications Programme up until 23:59 on 7 November 2025. 
  If you wish to transfer you should complete the following steps:
• Contact and meet with your Academic Mentor or Programme Directors to discuss your decision, reasoning and any contributing circumstances.
• If you hold a student visa, you must first contact LSE’s Visa Advice Team here to discuss how transferring programmes may affect your visa. The form below will ask if you have contacted the team - if you hold a visa and have not done so, your request will be rejected.
• Once you have completed the above you should inform your Programme Director and Programmes Coordinator at LSE and at USC, Fudan or UCT. Once they approve, you should submit a Programme Transfer Request here. You must outline your reasons for the transfer, as discussed with your Academic Mentor or Programme Director. Requests with insufficient detail will be rejected. As guidance, your response should be at least 50 words.

You can only transfer to the MSc Media and Communication (Classic Track) unless you face exceptional circumstances. Please find more about exceptional circumstances here. You will need to provide evidence of your exceptional circumstances and more details on the standards of evidence are available here.

If you are experiencing health or personal difficulties during the LSE degree that affects your ability to attend classes or otherwise engage with your studies then requesting an interruption at the earliest opportunity is often the best option. This enables you to take a break for 1 calendar year and then return the following year to fully benefit from teaching. Please note though that you cannot interrupt to pursue study elsewhere, as this is not permitted within the School's Conditions of Registration and Enrolment. You can interrupt during the Autumn or Winter terms only. If you have received all your teaching for the year you will only be permitted to interrupt from the beginning of the next academic year.

The deadline for interruption applications is the last day of the term in which you wish to interrupt. It is not possible to backdate an interruption so you should discuss the options and make a decision as early as possible.

If you are considering interruption you should contact your Academic Mentor or Programme Director to discuss in first instance. You can find more information on the process here. 

In order to graduate from LSE, you will need to satisfy the requirements of both the first year at LSE and the second year at USC, Fudan or UCT. Double degree graduations at LSE normally take place during the July graduation ceremony.