If my application for extenuating circumstances is still pending the decision outcome at the time of the assessment event/deadline for coursework submission, should I attend the event or submit my work?
If your application for extenuating circumstances was pending at the time of the assessment event/deadline for coursework submission and later approved by the University:
- For exams or class tests – if you attended the assessment whilst your EC application was pending, your work will not be marked, and your attempt will be deferred to the next available assessment period.
- For coursework assignments – if you submitted your assessment within the original deadline whilst your EC application was pending but then had your EC application approved and your deadline extended, you can submit a new version of your coursework to meet the new deadline. The first submission would then not be marked and would be replaced by the later submission.
If your application for extenuating circumstances was pending at the time of the assessment event/deadline for coursework submission and later rejected by the University:
- If you attended the assessment event/submitted your coursework, your work will be marked.
- If you did not attend the event/submitted coursework and your application was later rejected by the University, then the relevant regulations for non-submission will apply (A0 Regulations for Foundation Year: regulation 73; A1 Regulations for taught programmes: regulation 158).
Where a student attends an assessment event (e.g. a test or examination), and the application was pending an outcome at the time of the event, the student may request their evidenced extenuating circumstance application is withdrawn but must do so as promptly as possible and in advance of the assessment event/deadline. If this was not possible, the evidence relating to the original application must still be provided and the student must also provide reasons for why they could not have withdrawn their application prior to the assessment event/deadline.