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Potential Consequences of a Fee Strike

To help you inform your choice, we thought it would be a good idea to let you know what some of the potential consequences of taking part in a tuition fee strike could be. The full school policy on action that can be taken on students who have a debt to the school can be found in the Credit Management Policy here. The table below sets out the specific actions but the key highlights are:

• You will not be permitted to see your results or formally graduate.
• Any Certificates, Transcripts, Awards or references will be withheld.
• You cannot re-enrol at LSE with a debt, i.e. if you are an UG who wants to undertake a Masters or Masters student wanting to take a PhD you will not be able to start the new course.
• Continuing students will not be told their grades. You will be informed if you have passed or failed a course and if you can progress into the next year, but you will not be able to find out your marks.
• LSE is entitled to pursue legal action to recover the fees. Our Sabbatical Officer team has verbal confirmation that the school is not going to pursue formal action, however this is not a written guarantee and there is the possibility that their stance changes. If they do so, this may have serious consequences on your credit history and visa status.

If you are unsure about how this information relates to your specific situation, please get in touch with our Advice Team and one of our advisers will be able to speak with you further.

Debt flag code Description and penalty level	D01 Level 1	D02 Level 2	D03 Level 3	D04 Sponsor Debt	D05 Historical Debt	D99 Approved Payment Arranged
Excluded from course, programme, module, project or study of any kind
No access to tutorials or any method of teaching support
No research permitted, no thesis or work will be accepted for assessment
No IT access
No library borrowing
Certificates, Awards and Transcripts withheld
No invitation to awards ceremonies
No attendance at awards ceremonies
No re-enrolment
Written results from exam / assessment boards delayed
LSE references and validation of student status withheld
Written evidence of achievements or studies withheld
No visa, UKBA endorsement and applications or CAS requests will be provided or supported (if applicable)
No arrangement, supervision or validation of placements