1.

These regulations are made pursuant to the School's General Academic Regulations.

2.

For the purposes of these regulations, short courses and Summer Schools shall include all courses where the students are not registered under the Regulations for First Degrees, the Regulations for Diplomas, the Regulations for Taught Masters Degrees or the Regulations for the Degrees of MPhil and PhD. These students shall normally be recorded for the purposes of the Higher Education Statistics Agency in their record of non-credit-bearing courses.

3.

Proposals for short courses and Summer Schools offered in the School's name must be considered for approval by the Short Courses Subcommittee or Summer School Board (SSB) as appropriate under procedures approved by the Academic Board.

4.

For short courses a member of the School's full-time staff shall be appointed either as Course Director or as a person responsible for ensuring that the course is designed and delivered to the standards required by the SCSC, and Academic Directors will be responsible for ensuring academic standards in the Summer Schools.

5.

Students on short courses and Summer Schools are subject to the appropriate Regulations, Codes of Practice and Procedures as published in the School Calendar (see http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/schoolRegulations/atoz.htm for more information), including the General Academic Regulations, Regulations for Short Courses and Summer Schools, Disciplinary Regulations for Students, Code of Practice on Free Speech, Rules Relating to Student Activities, Principles and Procedures for the Consideration of Student Complaints and Procedure for Considering Allegations of Harassment from Students. In respect of short courses the Course Director concerned or the Chair of the SCSC shall be the appropriate person to act in respect of students in place of the Dean of the Graduate School or the Dean of Undergraduate Studies where these are referred to in regulations, codes and procedures. In the case of a Summer School students shall be referred to the relevant Convener.

6.

Students on short courses and Summer Schools are entitled to the use of School services as specifically defined (in agreement with the relevant offices and services) for each short course or Summer School; the fees for each short course and Summer School will be calculated and charged accordingly. The School will notify each student before registration of the terms and conditions of access to School services covered by the fees paid for their courses; unless the School notifies a student to the contrary, any relevant published code of practice, policy or procedure will apply to a student's use of a School service which is included in the fee for the course.

Examinations and certification

7.

Where a diploma or certificate (other than a certificate of attendance) is to be awarded, the CCE or SSB as appropriate must have approved the form of the examination, the procedures for the appointment of examiners, and the marking and reporting conventions.

8.

Where it is intended that the diploma or certificate to be awarded in respect of a proposed short course or Summer School should grant exemption from or be counted towards a degree or other qualification awarded by the School the proposal for such a course or Summer School, including its assessment regulations and practices, must first be considered by the Undergraduate Studies Committee or the Graduate Studies Subcommittee as appropriate for recommendation to the Academic Board.

9.

For every diploma or certificate awarded in respect of a short course or Summer School there must be:

9.1

a clear record as to the level of study at the School at which the examination is set and marked

9.2

marking and reporting conventions consistent with those used in the corresponding School examinations for that level of study

9.3

a final mark-sheet signed by the chair of examiners for the course and any appointed external examiner, confirming that the standard of the examination, and the marking and reporting conventions, are consistent with the corresponding School examinations for that level of study.

10.

A certificate of attendance may be issued in respect of any short course or Summer School, provided that:

10.1

the certificate records no implied opinion or judgement as to the student's performance or attainment on the course and

10.2

where a diploma or certificate is normally awarded in respect of the course on the basis of an examination, the certificate indicates the fact, and also whether or not the student took the examination.

External clients

11.

The School may provide short courses and Summer Schools under contract with an external client. In such cases, the terms and conditions on which teaching and other academic services are provided shall be specified in the contract between the School and the client.

12.

In any such contract, it shall be made clear

12.1

whether or not the contract is intended to include any of the circumstances listed in (i) to (iv) below; if it is intended that any of these circumstances shall be included in the contract, it must be explicitly approved by the SCSC or SSB as appropriate:

(i)

if the students are to be described as students of, or are to be selected by, the School

(ii)

if the teaching, examination or certification of academic attainment of the students is to be described in terms of a specified level of academic performance normally expected of students at LSE

(iii)

if the School's participation in the contract is to be described as endorsing or giving academic status to any other activity in which the client may be engaged

(iv)

if the School is to be involved in the ownership, management or direction of any aspect of the client's organisation or activities

 12.2

that, while the client may use the School's name accurately and responsibly in publicity for the services provided under contract, all such publicity must be checked and authorised by a designated member of the School's staff before it is issued, in accordance with rules to be laid down by the Academic Board.