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Attendance requirements and penalties for poor attendance

Attendance requirements

To fully benefit from the programme you should attend ALL your language classes. Absence from a class means missing an essential element of the course.

UCL expects students to aim for 100% attendance, and has a minimum attendance requirement of 70% of scheduled learning, teaching and assessment activities. If you do not meet this requirement you may be barred from summative assessment[1].

If you are (or will be) unable to attend a class, please contact your CLIE language tutor as soon as possible, giving reasons, and discuss how to catch up.

Tier 4 students: Absence from teaching and learning activities

In line with UCL's obligations under UK immigration laws, students who hold a Tier 4 visa must obtain authorisation for any absence from teaching or assessment activities[2].

[1] See UCL Academic Manual chapter 1 section 4.3 (ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c1/taught-registration/attendance) and section 9.2 (ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c1/agreements/barring).

[2] See UCL Academic Manual chapter 1 section 4.4 (ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c1/taught-registration/absence) and UCL Immigration & Visas (ucl.ac.uk/iss/immigration-visa).