Late Assignments - Online
Policy Information
Issuing Office
Registrar's Office
Affected Parties
Online Students
Policy Language
Course Assignments, including discussion boards, exams, and other graded assignments, should be submitted on time.
If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must contact the instructor immediately by email.
Policy Rationale
To ensure that clear expectations are published for the processing and evaluation of late assignments.
Definition of Glossary Terms
None specified
Procedural Information
Procedures
Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the instructor will receive the following deductions:
- Late assignments submitted within one week after the due date will receive up to a 10% deduction.
- Assignments submitted more than one week and less than two weeks late will receive up to a 20% deduction.
- Assignments submitted two weeks late or more or after the final date of the course will not be accepted outside of special circumstances (e.g., death in the family, significant personal health issues), which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the instructor.
- Group projects, including group discussion board threads and/or replies, and assignments will not be accepted after the due date outside of special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, significant personal health issues), which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the instructor.
Sanctions
None specified
Exceptions
None
Date of Last Review
10/20/2021