Can students request an extension to complete assessments?
• If students cannot submit their essays/assignments by the due date because of illness or other personal difficulties, they are entitled to ask for an extension. The extension means that marks will not be deducted for lateness. In order to receive an extension, students may be requested to provide evidence of illness or personal difficulties in the form of a medical certificate or supporting letter from a counsellor. In such cases, students can get an extension for the period mentioned in the certificate or supporting letter. • All essays/assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted in advance by the lecturer in charge of the course or by a tutor, will have 3% of the total marks allocated for that piece of work deducted for each working day that the work remains outstanding. In the case of external students, either the date stamped on the assignment folder by the Centre for Open Education or the date posted is considered as the
