Department of Statistics - Monitoring Points 2026/27
If you miss a monitoring point for your scheme for good reason, e.g. due to illness, please complete the:
26-27 Monitoring Point Absence Form (Please note the Statistics Support Office cannot approve these retrospectively.)
You can use the links below to navigate to the appropriate monitoring point scheme: Please note that the dates provided refer to the week in which the monitoring point takes place. For the exact dates of your monitoring points, please refer to the Attendance tab in your Tabula.
What happens if you miss a monitoring point?
Year 1
Term 1
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Attendance at ST118 Lecture |
| 2 | 3 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Settling In |
| 3 | 5 | Attendance at ST118 Tutorial |
| 4 | 7 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Preparing for Your Examinations |
| 5 | 9 | Attendance at ST118 Tutorial |
| 6 | 10 | Attendance at ST118 Tutorial |
Term 2
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | Attendance at ST117 Computer Lab Practical |
| 8 | 3 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Making Your Application Stand Out |
| 9 | 6 | Attendance at ST117 Computer Lab Practical |
| 10 | 8 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Final Steps to First-Year Success |
| 11 | 10 | Attendance at ST117 Computer Lab Practical |
Term 3
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: End of Year Catch-up & 2nd Year Module Choice Options |
| 13 | 4-10 | Attendance at ST119 Exam |
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Year 2
Term 1
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Attendance at Returners Welcome Session |
| 2 | 2 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Welcome Back |
| 3 | 4 | Attendance at ST228 Tutorial |
| 4 | 6 | Attendance at ST228 Tutorial |
| 5 | 8 | Attendance at ST228 Tutorial |
| 6 | 10 | Attendance at ST228 Tutorial |
Term 2
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Standing Out At Interview |
| 8 | 4 | Attendance at ST230 Tutorial |
| 9 | 6 | Attendance at ST230 Tutorial |
| 10 | 8 | Attendance at ST230 Tutorial |
| 11 | 10 | Attendance at ST230 Tutorial |
Term 3
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: End of Year Catch-Up & 3rd Year Module Choice Options |
| 13 | 4-10 | Attendance at ST230 Exam |
Year 3
Term 1
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Attendance at Year 3 Returners Welcome Session |
| 2 | 3 | Completion of Module Registration |
| 3 | 5 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only Attend One of These Sessions to Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 4 | 6 | Attendance at Careers Session |
| 5 | 8 | Attendance at Careers Session |
| 6 | 10 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only Attend One of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
Term 2
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | Attendance at Entrepreneurship Talk |
| 8 | 4 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 9 | 6 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 10 | 8 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 11 | 10 | Attendance at ALUMNI & Student Opportunity Event |
Term 3
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 13 | 4-10 | Attendance at any Statistics exam. If no Statistics exams in summer exam period, sign register in support office. Please ONLY sign the register in the Support Office if you do not take ANY Statistics exams. |
Year 4
Term 1
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Attendance at Year 4 Returners Welcome Session |
| 2 | 3 | Completion of Module Registration |
| 3 | 5 | Attendance at Integrated Masters Dissertation - Workflow Report Briefing Session |
| 4 | 6 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only Attend One of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 5 | 8 | Attendance at Careers Session |
| 6 | 10 | Attendance at Integrated Masters Dissertation - Oral Presentation Briefing Session |
Term 2
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | Attendance at Careers Talk |
| 8 | 4 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 9 | 6 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 10 | 8 | Engagement Session in Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium Tuesday: 10:30-11:30 Tues OR Thursday 11:30-12:30 Students Need Only AttendOne of These Sessionsto Meet The Conditions of The Monitoring Points |
| 11 | 10 |
Attendance at ALUMNI & Student Opportunity Event |
Term 3
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | Submission of Dissertation (or sign register in Statistics Student Support Office if granted extension) |
| 13 | 4-10 | Attendance at any Statistics exam. If no Statistics exams in summer exam period, sign register in support office. Please ONLY sign the register in the Support Office if you do not take ANY Statistics exams. |
MSc
Term 1
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Attendance at Group Personal Tutor Meeting Discussion Topic: Routes on the MSc In Statistics |
| 2 | 3 | Attendance at ST961 Lecture |
| 3 | 5 | Attendance at ST961 Lecture |
| 4 | 7 | Attendance at ST961 Lecture |
| 5 | 9 | Attendance at ST961 Lecture |
| 6 | 10 | Attendance at ST980 Dissertation Information Session |
Term 2
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Attendance at ST961 exam |
| 8 | 3 | Attendance at ST962 Lecture Topic |
| 9 | 6 | Attendance at ST962 Lecture Topic |
| 10 | 9 | Attendance at ST962 Lecture Topic |
Term 3 and Summer Vacations
| MP# | Week | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Term 3 Week 1 | TBC |
| 12 | Term 3 Week 3 | Attendance at Graduation Information Session |
| 13 |
Term 3 Week 8 |
Attendance at ST980 Dissertation Writing Session |
| 14 | Whole Month of July | Dissertation Supervisor Meeting in July (or meet with Personal Tutor If Dissertation is deferred) |
| 15 | Whole Month of August |
Dissertation Supervisor Meeting in August (or meet with Personal Tutor If Dissertation is deferred) |
| 16 | Whole Month of September |
Submission of Dissertation (or meet with Personal Tutor If Dissertation is deferred) |
MSc Student 'in extension'
Monthly contact with dissertation supervisor until submission.
Intercalated Year
| MP# | Time Period | Monitoring Point Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September | Monthly confirmation of engagement from employer/study abroad provider for the duration of work/study abroad placement. (student to request employer/study abroad team at receiving institution to confirm their attendance and share with the Statistics Support Office and ICY coordinator) |
| 2 | October | see above. |
| 3 | November | see above. |
| 4 | December | see above. |
| 5 | January | see above. |
| 6 | February | see above. |
| 7 | March | see above. |
| 8 | April | see above. |
| 9 | May | see above. |
| 10 | June | see above. |
| 11 | July | see above. |
| 12 | Summer | see above - inclusion of this monitoring point dependent on length of ICY |
Incoming Exchange Students
| MP# | Time Period | Monitoring Point Title |
| 1 | September | Monthly confirmation of engagement from Personal Tutor (who will be Department's Intercalated Year Coordinator) for the duration of exchange year. |
| 2 | October | See above. |
| 3 | November | See above. |
| 4 | December | See above. |
| 5 | January | See above. |
| 6 | February | See above. |
| 7 | March | See above. |
| 8 | April | See above. |
| 9 | May | See above. |
| 10 | June | See above. |
| 11 | July | See above. |
| 12 | Summer | see above - inclusion of this monitoring point dependent on length of exchange year |
What Happens If I Miss a Monitoring Point?
Please read the table below carefully to understand the implication of missing monitoring point sessions.
| Number of Monitoring Points Missed | Consequence of missing # number of Monitoring Point sessions |
|---|---|
| 3 | You will be contacted by the Support Office and will need to meet with your Personal Tutor. |
| 4 | You will be contacted by our Student Progression and Support Officer and will need to meet with them. |
| 5 | You will be contacted by the Year Tutor and will need to meet with them. |
| 6 | You will be contacted by the Senior Tutor and will need to meet with them. |