Frequently asked questions

You should register with the University's Disability Advisory and Support Service. They will then liaise with your Course Co-ordinator to ensure that the Programme provides you with the required support.

You should check your Manchester student email address daily. It is very important that you do so, as this is the main way we communicate with you.

For very urgent or short notice messages we may, on occasion, send a text message to you if you have registered a mobile number with the University.

International Foundation Students will need a lab coat for lab sessions. You will be provided with a lab coat during your Programme Induction week (week commencing 19 September).

It will be your responsibility to look after the lab coat. If you lose your lab coat, you will have to pay for a replacement.

Yes, there are places of worship around the University. A prayer room is available in the Stopford Building.

If you have any concerns regarding the course or any personal matters, you should speak to one of the tutors in the first instance. They will try to offer help and refer you to other services as appropriate.

There are also other teams that provide support.

You should contact us as soon as possible by emailing foundationprogamme@manchester.ac.uk if you know you will be missing any classes. If you miss a class without being able to notify us with advanced notice, please contact us as soon as possible when you are able to do so. This is the case for all sessions, including any that take place online or at Xaverian College.

If you will be missing an enquiry-based learning session (you will find out what an EBL session is during Programme Induction week), please also email your tutor.

If you will be missing a Xaverian College class, please also inform the Xaverian College coordinator, Ray Ski (his details will be in the course workbooks that you will receive during the Programme Induction week).

You may be asked to provide a fit note from your doctor for longer absences.

No. You are expected to be present during all semester dates for the year. Even if on a particular day during term your timetable appears to be light or have few sessions, you must remain available in case additional or rescheduled sessions are added. You can find the full attendance policy in the IFP Handbook, which will be on the key documents page when it is available.

All sessions are compulsory unless explicitly stated as optional, including English lessons.

Attendance will be taken for every session, and you may be marked absent if you arrive late for any session. You should therefore make every effort to arrive at least five minutes before the start of each class.

Any students who fall below the expected level will be invited to discuss their attendance with a tutor and unsatisfactory attendance may lead to expulsion from the course.