Late Submission and Extension of Work - School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry

Late submission and extensions

Essays and assignments not submitted on or before the due date are subject to penalty. Late work is penalised at the rate of one mark (out of 100) per day. Each weekend day or public holiday counts as one day. In this instance, ‘one mark’ means one full point off the awarded mark, not one percent of the awarded mark. For assignments marked out of a maximum total other than 100, the penalty will apply pro rata. For example, for assignments marked out of 40, the penalty will be 0.4 mark per day. The maximum penalty for any assessment will be 100%.

Only coordinators, either of individual units or of the junior and/or senior curricula have the authority to grant extensions. Extensions will not be granted for pressures of outside work or competing academic commitments. Requests for extension must normally be submitted in writing to the unit coordinator on or before the due date. Where circumstances of illness or misadventure prevent submission of a request for extension before the due date, student may apply for special consideration via the Faculty’s online Special Consideration system. To access this system please go to

http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/current_students/online_application.shtml

Late essays or assignments will not be accepted (except where applications for special consideration are lodged) beyond the designated return date for the relevant written work. In cases where documented misadventure or serious illness prevents students from submitting work before the designated return date an alternative assessment task may be set.